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- 2011044194 abstract "Argues that failures in structural engineering are not necessarily due to the physical design of the structures, but instead a misunderstanding of how cultural and socioeconomic constraints would affect the structures.".
- 2011044194 contributor B12151744.
- 2011044194 created "c2012.".
- 2011044194 date "2012".
- 2011044194 date "c2012.".
- 2011044194 dateCopyrighted "c2012.".
- 2011044194 description "Argues that failures in structural engineering are not necessarily due to the physical design of the structures, but instead a misunderstanding of how cultural and socioeconomic constraints would affect the structures.".
- 2011044194 description "By way of concrete examples -- Things happen -- Designed to fail -- Mechanics of failure -- A repeating problem -- The old and the new -- Searching for a cause -- The obligation of an engineer -- Before, during, and after the fall -- Legal matters -- Back-seat designers -- Houston, you have a problem -- Without a leg to stand on -- History and failure.".
- 2011044194 description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- 2011044194 extent "xii, 410 p. :".
- 2011044194 identifier "0674065840 (hc : alk. paper)".
- 2011044194 identifier "9780674065840 (hc : alk. paper)".
- 2011044194 issued "2012".
- 2011044194 issued "c2012.".
- 2011044194 language "eng".
- 2011044194 publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,".
- 2011044194 subject "620/.00452 23".
- 2011044194 subject "System failures (Engineering)".
- 2011044194 subject "TA169.5 .P48 2012".
- 2011044194 tableOfContents "By way of concrete examples -- Things happen -- Designed to fail -- Mechanics of failure -- A repeating problem -- The old and the new -- Searching for a cause -- The obligation of an engineer -- Before, during, and after the fall -- Legal matters -- Back-seat designers -- Houston, you have a problem -- Without a leg to stand on -- History and failure.".
- 2011044194 title "To forgive design : understanding failure / Henry Petroski.".
- 2011044194 type "text".