Browse by Topic - Forensics

David Nicastro examines various types of failure mechanisms, including their causes and identifying characteristics, and provides a comprehensive collection of case histories.

This collection contains 44 papers presented at the first Forensic Engineering Congress, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 5-8, 1997.

Hinman and Hammond document the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Office Building in Oklahoma City from the structural engineer's perspective, covering the weapon used, the specific damage sustained, and vulnerabilities inherent in the building's design.

Richard Handy uses his years of professional engineering experience, his knowledge of geology, and his sense of humor to provide a light-hearted look at soil problems that confound buyers and owners of homes.

This collection contains six papers on the interrelationship among damage states, redundancy, system strength, and structural performance that were presented at a session at the ASCE Convention, held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 27, 1987.

This collection contains four papers on the effects of deterioration of structural and nonstructural elements presented at a session of the ASCE Convention, held in Seattle, Washington, April 10, 1986.

This report contains guidelines for conducting an investigation into the causes of a structural failure or collapse.