Lessons amid the rubble
Subtitle: an introduction to post-disaster engineering and ethics
By: Sarah K.A. Pfatteicher.
Series: Johns hopkins introductory studies in the history of technology
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780801897191; 9780801897207
Subjects: Structural failures; Disasters -- Research -- Ethical aspects; Structural engineering; Disaster relief
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A very imperfect process : engineering problem-solving 101; title: Finding hope in the ruins : a short history of engineering disasters; title: A new era : the limits of engineering expertise in a post-9/11 world; title: The mirage of public safety : how to strive for the impossible; title: Architectural terrorism : why moderation matters; title: These material things : passion and power in engineering; title: Conclusion, more time for the dreaming : engineering curricula for the 21st century.