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JOPLIN, MISSOURI, TORNADO OF MAY 22, 2011 - STRUCTURAL DAMAGE SURVEY AND CASE FOR TORNADO-RESILIENT BUILDING CODES
Author(s)/Editor(s): David O. Prevatt (Author), William Coulbourne (Author), & 4 more | Size: 23 MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Original preprint | Publisher: ASCE Press | Year: March 7, 2013 | pages: 62 | ISBN: 9780784476987
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Sponsored by the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE.
Joplin, Missouri, Tornado of May 22, 2011: Structural Damage Survey and Case for Tornado-Resilient Building Codes presents the observations, findings, and recommendations of an engineering reconnaissance team that surveyed residential structures and schools in the tornado path shortly after the event. The tornado, which was rated a 5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, cut a seven-mile swath through Joplin, Missouri; it destroyed more than 5,000 buildings and killed more than 150 people. The team’s data collection focused on recording the mechanisms of structural failure under tornado wind loads. One important finding is that failures could be attributed to inadequate load paths as well as to wind speeds that exceeded building code design levels. Compliance with the building code requirements for hurricane-prone areas would have mitigated some of the damage.
Topics include:
overview of the Joplin tornado;
inspection methodology;
performance of residential buildings;
case studies of building performance;
performance of commercial buildings and critical facilities;
new design philosophy regarding tornadoes; and
conclusions and recommendations.
This ground-breaking report is must-reading for structural engineers, construction professionals, building code officials, and risk managers working in tornado-prone regions of the United States.
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Cate Bramble has devoted her career to highlighting the differences between 'feng shui-lite' as a fashionable pursuit in contrast to the original intentions of the Chinese masters. Here she presents the authentic principles in a technical, no-nonsense pocket book specifically for architects.
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Seismic Imaging and Inversion: Volume 1: Application of Linear Inverse Theory
Author(s)/Editor(s): Dr Robert H. Stolt, Professor Arthur B. Weglein | Size: 5 MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Original preprint | Publisher: Cambridge University Press | Year: 2012 | pages: 416 | ISBN: 1107014905
Extracting information from seismic data requires knowledge of seismic wave propagation and reflection. The commonly used method involves solving linearly for a reflectivity at every point within the Earth, but this book follows an alternative approach which invokes inverse scattering theory. By developing the theory of seismic imaging from basic principles, the authors relate the different models of seismic propagation, reflection and imaging – thus providing links to reflectivity-based imaging on the one hand and to nonlinear seismic inversion on the other. The comprehensive and physically complete linear imaging foundation developed presents new results at the leading edge of seismic processing for target location and identification. This book serves as a fundamental guide to seismic imaging principles and algorithms and their foundation in inverse scattering theory and is a valuable resource for working geoscientists, scientific programmers and theoretical physicists.
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Forensic engineering is the application of engineering principles to the investigation of failures or other performance problems. Forensic engineering also involves testimony on the findings of these investigations before a court of law or other judicial forum, when required.
Failures are not all catastrophic, such as when a building or bridge collapses, but include facilities or parts of facilities that do not perform as intended by the owner, design professional, or constructor
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Author(s)/Editor(s): Texas department of transportation | Size: 6 MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Original preprint | Year: 2014
The Roadway Design Manual was developed by the Texas Department of Transportation to provide
guidance in the geometric design of roadway facilities.
The Roadway Design Manual represents a synthesis of current information and operating practices
related to the geometric design of roadway facilities,
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Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Author(s):
Agnes Nolan
Edition:
1
Publish Date:
March 14, 2015
ISBN:
1632382148
Published By:
NY RESEARCH PRESS
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The Continuum Aesthetics Series looks at the aesthetic questions and issues raised by all major art forms. Stimulating, engaging and highly readable, the series offers food for thought not only for students of aesthetics, but also for anyone with an interest in philosophy and the arts. Aesthetics and Architecture places analytical philosophical aesthetics at the heart of thinking about, and looking at, architecture. The book looks at classic and contemporary aesthetic and philosophical views of architecture.
It considers, with stimulating insight and great clarity, how Classicism, Modernism, Structuralism, Post-structuralism and Situationism have influenced architectural aesthetics and shaped our view of the built environment. It also explores the challenges to the various intellectual and cultural movements that inform how people create and look at buildings. The book moves on to investigate the aesthetic qualities, demands and approaches specific to architecture and architectural thinking, concluding with 'a programme for contemporary architecture'. Anyone studying or interested in architecture or philosophical aesthetics will find this book a rich source of ideas, insight and information. Combining a clear and engaging style with a sophisticated treatment of a fascinating subject, Aesthetics and Architecture is a valuable contribution to contemporary aesthetics - one that revitalises the way we look at the form, purpose and meaning of our built environment.
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