Failure literacy in structural engineering

Engineering Structures

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1952-1954

  Delatte, Norbert ^a  

^a Cleveland State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridge collapse; Building collapse; Education; Failure; Forensic engineering; Structural collapse

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE COLLAPSE; BUILDING COLLAPSE; EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE; ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES; FORENSIC ANALYSIS; LARGE PARTS; PRACTICING ENGINEERS; STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE; STRUCTURAL ENGINEER; STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING; TECHNICAL DETAILS;

BRIDGES; COLLEGE BUILDINGS; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENGINEERS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; STANDARDIZATION;

FORENSIC ENGINEERING;

BRIDGE; BUILDING; CIVIL ENGINEERING; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LITERACY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953026336     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2009.12.015     Document Type: Article

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