Robin Whittle

Failures in Concrete Structures

Case Studies in Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This selection of the author's firsthand experience with incidents with RC and prestressed structures helps readers avoid the same errors-mistakes discovered at the design stage, or that led to failures or partial structure collapse. It focuses on misunderstanding of structures or codes of practice and specifics during construction.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780415567015
• ISBN-10: 0415567017
• Artikelnr.: 36645944

Autorenporträt

Robin Whittle has over 50 years design and site experience of working with concrete structures. He is currently a consultant to the Arup Group ltd.

Inhaltsangabe

Failures due to Design Errors. Problems and Failures due to Errors in
Structural Modelling. Failures due to Inappropriate Extrapolation of Code
of Practice Clauses. Failures due to Misuse of Code of Practice Clauses.
Problems and Failures due to Inadequate Assessment of Critical Force Paths.
Problems and Failures due to Poor Detailing. Problems and Failures due to
Inadequate Understanding of Materials' Properties. Problems and Failures
due to Poor Construction. Problems and Failures due to Poor Management.
Problems and Failures due to Poor Construction Planning. Problems and
Failures due to Deliberate Malpractice. Problems Arising from the
Procurement Process. Contributions of Research and Development toward
Avoidance of Failures. References. Index.