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Students’ Recommendations for the Guidelines for Failure Investigation

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Volume 22, Issue 6
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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 22Issue 6December 2008
Pages: 353 - 355

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Received: Apr 8, 2008
Accepted: May 19, 2008
Published online: Dec 1, 2008
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Shen-En Chen, M.ASCE
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Civil Engrg., Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28223.
David Young, M.ASCE
Chair and Prof., Dept. of Civil Engrg., Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28223.
Maie Hutchens
Consulting Civil Designer, McKim & Creed 8020 Tower Point Dr., Charlotte, NC 28227.
Ronald W. Anthony
Chair, Committee for Forensic Investigations of the Technical Council on Forensic Engineering, Wood Scientist, Anthony & Associates Inc., P.O. Box 271400, Fort Collins, CO 80527.
Julie Mark Cohen, M.ASCE
Consulting Structural and Forensic Engineer, 4C 25th St., Troy, NY 12180.
Paul Mlakar, M.ASCE
Senior Research Scientist, U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center, 3909 Halls Ferry Rd., Vicksburg, MS 39180.

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