Building failures : case studies in construction and design / Thomas H. McKaig

Main entry:

McKaig, Thomas H., author.

Title & Author:

Building failures : case studies in construction and design / Thomas H. McKaig

Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, [1962]

Description:

vii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Series:

Dodge books

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- This book and its purpose -- Concrete failures -- Steel failures -- Miscellaneous construction failures -- Failures caused by alterations -- Foundation failures -- Negligence and ignorance -- Lack of precedent -- Old buildings and overload -- Wind, fire, and explosion -- Minor and incipient failures.

Subject:

Building failures.
Vices de construction.
Constructions Effondrement.

Added entries:

Dodge books.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 122520
Call No.: ID:86-B4924
Status: Available

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