Failures in Concrete Structures: Case Studies in Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete

摘要

With the need to learn from 'near misses' being one of the outcomes of the recent forensic engineering conference in London, this book offers a good start by providing a useful selection of failures as well as 'near misses' of concrete structures. The author's undoubted expertise in design and construction with concrete, attained over half a century of working experience with a major consultant in the UK, is evident from the introduction right through to the end. Three features of the book are critically appraised below.