Guidelines for failure investigation
By: edited by Richard S. Barrow, Ronald W. Anthony, Kimball J. Beasley, Stewart M. Verhulst ; prepared by Committee on Forensic Investigation of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Contributors: Barrow, Richard S., editor; Anthony, Ronald W. (Wood scientist), editor; Beasley, Kimball J., editor; Verhulst, Stewart M., editor
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Reston, Virginia
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780784481806; 9780784481790; 9780784415122
Subjects: Structural failures; Investigation; Constructions; Effondrement; Enquêtes; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Civil; General
Description: "This technical report outlines the fundamental steps that assist forensic engineers in tailoring their forensic investigations of failures and performance problems associated with structures and building systems"--
Notes: Revised editon of the 1989 work of the same title developed by the Task Committee on Guidelines for Failure Investigation of the Technical Council on Forensic Engineering.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1 Functions and Responsibilities of the Forensic Engineer; title: Chapter 2 Investigation Planning and Coordination; title: Chapter 3 Data Collection; title: Chapter 4 Development of Testing Protocol; title: Chapter 5 Data Analysis and Interpretation; title: Chapter 6 Forensic Engineering Reports; title: Appendix A ASCE Code of Ethics; title: Appendix B Glossary of Terms; title: Appendix C Additional Recommended Reading.