Failure Analysis Case Study Information Disseminator
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 14, Issue 3
Abstract
Since 1989, the American Society of Civil Engineers Technical Council on Forensic Engineering has conducted two surveys to gauge the need for teaching failure analysis topics in the civil engineering curriculum. Although the surveys addressed different topics, the limited availability of instructional materials in failure analysis was a recurring theme. The purpose of this paper is to respond to each of the questionnaires by reporting on the ongoing development of a preliminary Internet web site whereby consultants can contribute failure case studies. These case studies will then be readily available for professors and instructors to use in stand-alone failure analysis courses. The case studies can also be used as supplemental material and can be integrated into existing general civil engineering curriculum courses as well.
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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 14 • Issue 3 • August 2000
Pages: 127 - 131
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Received: Nov 30, 1999
Published online: Aug 1, 2000
Published in print: Aug 2000
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