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Steel and timber structures / by Hool, G. A.(George Albert); Griffith, Dalzell Melvin.; Kinne, W. S.(William Spaulding)(CARDINAL)365129; Zipprodt, R. R.(Roy Richard),1890-(CARDINAL)538218;
Subjects: Building, Iron and steel.; Building, Wooden.; Structural analysis (Engineering);
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Fantastic feats and failures /
960LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Structural analysis (Engineering); Structural design; Structural failures;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Break down : explosions, implosions, crashes, crunches, cracks and more... a how things work look at how things don't / by Grunbaum, Mara,author.(CARDINAL)408262;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-199) and index.Another one bites the dust -- Out with a bang: Building demolition -- We've got a job to do: Demolition engineer -- Crushing it: Car crushers -- Timber!: Taking down giant trees -- Smash it up: Wrecking balls -- Lesson learned!: Demolition disaster -- Look out below: Breaking bridges -- Try this!: Da Vinci Bridge: make a bridge out of craft sticks -- Built to break -- Crash compactor: Safe car design -- We've got a job to do: Crash-test Engineer -- Shock absorber: Electrical fuses -- Big bangs: Exploding fireworks -- Lesson learned!: Fireworks fail -- Head protector: Helmet technology -- Burn, baby, burn: Self-destructing spacecraft -- Try this!: Snack smasher: build a package to protect a precious treat -- Famous failures -- The Titanic: Iceberg encounter -- Sticky situation: The Great Molasses Flood -- We've got a job to do: Forensic engineer -- Up in flames: the Hindenburg -- Lesson learned!: Buckling Bridge -- Tippy tower: The Leaning Tower of Pisa -- Sinking stadium: The Minneapolis Metrodome -- Not-so-great Pyramids: Failed wonders of the world -- Try this!: Incredible edible edifice: Build a strong tower, then watch it fall -- Destructive by nature -- Swallowed up: Sinkholes -- Shake it up: Earthquakes -- Lesson learned!: One big quake -- Gone to rot: How things decompose -- Avalaaaaanche!: Fast-moving snow slides -- We've got a job to do: Storm chaser -- Plague of pests: Locusts -- Try this! Apple mummies: Keep apples from decomposing -- Everyday chaos -- The big burst: Popping balloons -- Screen saver: Shattering smartphones -- We've got a job to do: Skateboard smasher -- Say "Aaaaah!": Tooth decay -- Super skeleton: Broken bones -- Metal destroyer: Rust -- All backed up: Clogged toilets -- Lesson learned!: The great sink -- Try this! A bit rusty: Discover how to make rust, and stop it from forming in the first place."Boom! Crash! Crumble! Demolition experts bring down a massive building within its own footprint; the hood of a car crumples in a crash, exactly as planned; and a wave of molasses covers a city in sticky goo. What is going on? From quick answers to in-depth explanations, we've got you covered. Discover all about the mighty -- and mightily controlled -- explosions responsible for demo'ing old buildings, producing awesome fireworks, and more. Dig into a world of things -- like your bike helmet -- that are actually designed to break. Peer inside awe-inspiring natural disasters like sinkholes and avalanches, and marvel at the fascinating science of how things break down." -- Back cover."In this book, kids will learn the fascinating ways that things work by learning how they come apart"--Ages 8-12Grades 4-6
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Trivia and miscellanea.; Failure analysis (Engineering); Structural failures; Wrecking; Failure analysis (Engineering); Structural failures.; Wrecking.;
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Egyptian pyramids [videorecording] / by Acaster, Lara,producer.; Burrows, Steve,on-screen presenter.(CARDINAL)626200; Campbell, Dallas,on-screen presenter.; Stubberfield, Tom,director.; Atlantic Productions (London, England),production company.; France télévision,production company.; National Geographic Channels International,production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),film distributor.(CARDINAL)309769; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company.(CARDINAL)189964;
Presenter, Dallas Campbell.Follow Steve Burrows and the Time Scanners team as they travel to Egypt. Using groundbreaking laser technology to scan the pyramids, they find out how these buildings evolved from simple mud-brick structures to some of the most impressive buildings in the world, and reveal secrets previously unknown.Rating: TVG.DVD, region 1, NTSC; widescreen; stereo.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Pyramids of Giza (Egypt); Pyramids; Structural analysis (Engineering);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Statically indeterminate frameworks / by Hickerson, Thomas F.(Thomas Felix),1882-1968.(CARDINAL)323154;
Subjects: Tables (Data); Structural analysis (Engineering); Building; Strains and stresses.; Old State Library Collection.;
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Epic engineering failures and the lessons they teach [videorecording] / by Ressler, Stephen J.,teacher.; Teaching Company,publisher.(CARDINAL)349444;
Presenter, Stephen Ressler.When a structure fails, the fallout can be frightening, disruptive, and even deadly. And yet, these disasters also teach us valuable lessons about the possibilities of engineering--and how to make our future projects safer. In the same way that a military defeat might provoke strategic changes and new approaches, engineering failures pave the way for improvement in the ways that we design, build, and maintain our technological systems. But first, we must figure out what went wrong. On the evening of Friday, July 17, 1981, a band was playing in the atrium of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel. About 1,600 people had gathered for that night's popular tea dance. Women in elegant dresses and men in pressed suits danced on the atrium floor, while observers admired the festivities from walkways suspended above. Suddenly, the highest walkway tore loose and, along with the walkway two levels below, crashed to the atrium floor. Over 100 people were killed, and many others were injured. Speculation began immediately as to the cause of this tragedy, which remains to this day one of the worst structural failures in US history. In the aftermath of the accident, United Press International sent word to its thousands of news outlets that "foot-tapping revelers" might have touched off a rhythmic vibration which caused the walkways to collapse. The New York Times story was headlined: "Before Hotel Disaster, Walkway Swayed to the Rhythm of Dancers." Some officials were quoted as saying the walkways might have been overcrowded and unable to bear the combined stressors of weight and movement. None of that turned out to be true. In Epic Engineering Failures and the Lessons They Teach, you will go behind the scenes of painstaking and captivating investigations that not only reveal what actually caused the tragedy in the Hyatt Regency that night, but also explore the catalysts for more than 24 other epic engineering failures. Your professor, civil engineer and award-winning educator Stephen Ressler, PhD, reveals the story behind each disaster by demonstrating the scientific and engineering issues involved with easy-to-follow explanations accompanied by fascinating videos, live demonstrations, and hundreds of custom-made models and graphics. Professor Ressler also examines the less technical and more human components of error--the individual personalities and sometimes dysfunctional organizations that led to catastrophe. In addition, he asks a startling question: Can we move forward as a civilization without these engineering failures?Not rated.DVD.
Subjects: Lectures.; Educational films.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Structural failures.; Bridge failures.; Structural analysis (Engineering); Strains and stresses.; Engineering design.; Structural design.; Design and technology.; Constructions;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Principles & practice of mechanical engineering : solutions manual / by Potter, Merle C.(CARDINAL)273369; Hatfield, F. J.(Frank J.)(CARDINAL)276985;
Serves as a solution manual for problems presented in: Principles and practice of mechanical engineering.
Subjects: Examinations.; Problems and exercises.; Mechanical engineering; Mechanical engineering;
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Mitigating the detrimental effects of the alkali-silica reaction with fly ash / by Ensley, Curtis L.; Hanks, David L.(CARDINAL)552404; University of North Carolina at Charlotte.Department of Civil Engineering.(CARDINAL)290431;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 11-12).
Subjects: Alkali-aggregate reactions.; Concrete; Fly ash.; Concrete; Aggregates (Building materials);
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Performance-based seismic bridge design / by Marsh, M. Lee.(CARDINAL)307635; Stringer, Stuart Judson.(CARDINAL)320098; United States.Federal Highway Administration.(CARDINAL)139839; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.(CARDINAL)138446; National Cooperative Highway Research Program.(CARDINAL)281856; National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board.(CARDINAL)141287;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 90-97).Summary -- Chapter one. Background, objectives, and research approach -- Chapter two. Public and engineering expectations of seismic design and the associated regulatroy framework -- Chapter three. Review of industry practice -- Chapter four. Seismic hazard analysis -- Chapter five. Structural analysis and design -- Chapter six. Damage analysis -- Chapter seven. Loss analysis -- Chapter eight. Organization-specific criteria for bridges -- Chapter nine. Project-specific criteria -- Chapter ten. Summary of organization and project-specific criteria -- Chapter eleven. Summary of questionnaire results -- Chapter twelve. Identification of knowledge gaps -- Chapter thirteen. Identification of knowledge gaps."TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 440, Performance-Based Seismic Bridge Design (PBSD) summarizes the current state of knowledge and practice for PBSD. PBSD is the process that links decision making for facility design with seismic input, facility response, and potential facility damage. The goal of PBSD is to provide decision makers and stakeholders with data that will enable them to allocate resources for construction based on levels of desired seismic performance"--Publisher's description.Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration under Project no.
Subjects: Technical reports.; Bridges; Bridges; Earthquake resistant design.;
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Ternary borides with the cubic chromium carbide structure / by Stadelmaier, Hans H.; North Carolina State College.Department of Engineering Research.(CARDINAL)178422;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166).
Subjects: Borides; Chromium carbide;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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