Structural Condition Assessment - Hardcover

Ratay, Robert T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471647195 ISBN 13: 9780471647195

Publisher: Wiley, 2005

Synopsis

In Structural Condition Assessment, editor-in-chief Robert T. Ratay gathers together the leading people in the field to produce the first unified resource on all aspects of structural condition assessment for strength, serviceability, restoration, adaptive reuse, code compliance, and vulnerability. Organized by the four main stages of a structural evaluation, this book provides an introduction to structural deterioration and its consequences, the business and legal aspects of conducting an evaluation, initial survey and evaluation techniques for various structures, and specific tests for five of the most common structural materials (concrete, steel, masonry, timber and fabric.)

About this title

About the Author

ROBERT T. RATAY, PhD, PE, is a highly regarded consulting structural engineer in private practice and an adjunct professor at Columbia University. He has four decades of structural design, condition assessment, forensic analysis, and teaching experience with prominent engineering firms and universities, and often serves as an expert consultant to engineers, contractors, owners, attorneys, insurance companies, and government agencies. Dr. Ratay has served on and chaired several technical, review, and advisory committees and is a member of the Board of Governors of the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

From the Back Cover

All-inclusive, authoritative coverage of structural condition assessment

Editor Robert Ratay gathers a team of leading experts with decades of hands-on experience to present the first comprehensive, unified reference on all aspects of structural condition assessment. In a conveniently organized format, this expert resource is intended to instruct the novice and guide the experienced engineer in performing the condition assessment of structures:

• How to recognize the common types, causes, and consequences of defects, degradation, and damage that are found in various structural materials
• How to organize the assessment project and conduct the inspection
• How to effectively conduct field examinations and use laboratory tests and analytical evaluations
• How to report findings and recommendations
• The business practices and legal aspects you need to know to plan, conduct, and evaluate an assessment for both the consultant and the client

In addition, the most important structural codes and standards from the past to the present are reviewed in relation to old and recent structures, helping the reader locate hard-to-find changes in the codes and standards.

Structural Condition Assessment is the go-to resource that saves practicing engineers, architects, contractors, owners, attorneys, and insurers hours of time in researching information. It is a practical guide for both the novice and the expert in the day-to-day conduct of structural condition assessment.

Editor Robert Ratay gathers a team of leading experts with decades of hands-on experience to present the first comprehensive, unified reference on all aspects of structural condition assessment. In a conveniently organized format, this expert resource is intended to instruct the novice and guide the experienced engineer in performing the condition assessment of structures:

• How to recognize the common types, causes, and consequences of defects, degradation, and damage that are found in various structural materials
• How to organize the assessment project and conduct the inspection
• How to effectively conduct field examinations and use laboratory tests and analytical evaluations
• How to report findings and recommendations
• The business practices and legal aspects you need to know to plan, conduct, and evaluate an assessment for both the consultant and the client

In addition, the most important structural codes and standards from the past to the present are reviewed in relation to old and recent structures, helping the reader locate hard-to-find changes in the codes and standards.

Structural Condition Assessment is the go-to resource that saves practicing engineers, architects, contractors, owners, attorneys, and insurers hours of time in researching information. It is a practical guide for both the novice and the expert in the day-to-day conduct of structural condition assessment.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471647195
• ISBN 13: 9780471647195
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 712