Collapse: When Buildings Fall Down
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (571 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1575001446 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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These include the Hartford Coliseum and Kemper Arena roof collapses, the Tacoma Narrows and Point Pleasant bridge failures, the Hyatt Regency Hotel skywalk overload, and the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building. From Library Journal Forensic engineering, which seeks answers to why structures fail, is the subject of this book. The small format of this volume, with very few illustrations, fails to reflect the visual presentation one might expect from a companion to a TV documentary (which aired on the Learning Channel). Using material collected for the Learning Channel's series Why Buildings Fall Down, Wearne (not an engineer) tells the stories behind 11 of the worst structural engineering disasters of the last 50 years. Still, this is recommended for public libraries with disaster fans and academic libraries with architecture and engineering programs.DJay Schafer, Bay Path Coll. . A combination
Absorbing, but short on technical insight Matt Lang An absorbing book with riveting descriptions of the events surrounding several building and construction disasters.It is not a satisfying read if you want a technical understanding of each of the failures. The explanations are shallow, often little more than collections of expert opinions. The diagrams don't help much either---there are only a few in the whole book, and they're over-simplified to the point of being almost useless.The lack of tec. Eleven of the worst building failures in the last 50 years Midwest Book Review Human error leads to structural engineering failures, and Phillip Wearne's Collapse provides an intriguing focus based on information gathered for the Learning Channel show on the topic. Eleven of the worst building failures in the last 50 years are examined in a title which is engrossing.. Clever Use of Expository Documentary A Customer Use of direct, seldom redundant, and intriguing material moves the text from point to point. The rare but occasional anecdotes liven the stories, but the larger picture, the carelessness of designers, the expenditure of millions on untested engineering novelties, and weaknesses in governmental supervision is impressive. I find many uses for this volume, not the least is by students whose first attempts at a bridge building or future cities compe
Collapse: When Buildings Fall Down book has been released since 2016-07-05. Collapse: When Buildings Fall Down are written by Phillip Wearne and it has 256 of pages on paperback.