Structural condition assessment

Evaluation techniques for: strengh, serviceability, restoration, adaptative reuse, code compliance, vulnerability

Robert T. Ratay - Collection Civil Engineering

700 pages, parution le 08/03/2005

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All-inclusive, authoritative coverage of structural condition assessment

Editor Robert Ratay gathers a team of leading experts with decades of hands-on experience to present the first comprehensive, unified reference on all aspects of structural condition assessment. In a conveniently organized format, this expert resource is intended to instruct the novice and guide the experienced engineer in performing the condition assessment of structures:

How to recognize the common types, causes, and consequences of defects, degradation, and damage that are found in various structural materials
How to organize the assessment project and conduct the inspection
How to effectively conduct field examinations and use laboratory tests and analytical evaluations
How to report findings and recommendations
The business practices and legal aspects you need to know to plan, conduct, and evaluate an assessment for both the consultant and the client

In addition, the most important structural codes and standards from the past to the present are reviewed in relation to old and recent structures, helping the reader locate hard-to-find changes in the codes and standards.

Structural Condition Assessment is the go-to resource that saves practicing engineers, architects, contractors, owners, attorneys, and insurers hours of time in researching information. It is a practical guide for both the novice and the expert in the day-to-day conduct of structural condition assessment.

L'auteur - Robert T. Ratay

Robert T. Ratay, PhD, PE, is a highly regarded consulting structural engineer in private practice and an adjunct professor at Columbia University. He has four decades of structural design, condition assessment, forensic analysis, and teaching experience with prominent engineering firms and universities, and often serves as an expert consultant to engineers, contractors, owners, attorneys, insurance companies, and government agencies. Dr. Ratay has served on and chaired several technical, review, and advisory committees and is a member of the Board of Governors of the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

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Contributing Authors
Preface
Degradation, Safety And Reliability Of Structures
- Defects, Deterioration and Durability
- Reliability-based Condition Assessment
Business, Practice And Legal Aspects Of Structural Condition Assessment
- The Business of Condition Assessment
- Past and Current Structural Codes and Standards
- Legal Aspects of Condition Assessment and Reporting
Survey And Assessment Of Structural Conditions
- Buildings
- Historic Buildings and Monuments
- Building Facades
- Parking Structures
- Stadiums and Arenas
- Bridges
- Tensile Fabric Structures
- Broadcast and Transmission Towers
- Foundations and Retaining walls
- Vulnerability to Malevolent Explosions
Evaluation And Testing Of Structural Materials And Assemblies
- Concrete
- Steel
- Masonry
- Timber
- Fabric
- Field Load Testing
Appendix A: Preparation of Reports
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Robert T. Ratay
Collection	Civil Engineering
Parution	08/03/2005
Nb. de pages	700
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1131g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780471647195
ISBN13	978-0-471-64719-5