| Description |
334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
The first structural failure -- Miracle on thirty-fourth street -- Will the Pantheon stand up forever -- For lack of redundancy -- Big bangs -- The day the earth shook -- Galloping Gertie -- When metals tire -- Thruways to eternity -- The weaknesses of mother earth -- Valley of tears -- The house of cards -- Structural dermatology -- Old-age death -- The worst structural disaster in |
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the United States -- The politics of destruction -- The structure of the law -- Conclusion: can we prevent future failures? |
| Local Note |
c.1 Oct.'94 ; $12.00 paper |
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c.1 Oct.'94 ; $12.00 paper |
| Subject |
Building failures.
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Structural failures.
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| Indexed Term |
Structures Analysis |
| Added Author |
Salvadori, Mario, 1907-1997.
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| ISBN |
0393033562: $24.95 ($29.99 Can.) |
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039331152X |
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