DISCUSSIONS AND CLOSURES
Oct 1, 1998

Discussion and Closure: Failure Case Studies and Ethics in Engineering Mechanics Courses

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Satinder P. S. Puri, Member, ASCE
Consulting Struct. Engr., P.O. Box 872, Forest Hills Station, New York, NY 11375.
Norbert J. Delatte Jr., Member, ASCE
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Civ. and Envir. Engrg., Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-4440.

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