Lessons amid the rubble : an introduction to post-disaster engineering and ethics /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pfatteicher, Sarah K. A., 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
Colección:Johns Hopkins introductory studies in the history of technology.
Temas:
Disaster relief.
Structural engineering.
Disasters > Research > Moral and ethical aspects.
Structural failures.
Relief Work
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes.
Technique de la construction.
Catastrophes > Recherche > Aspect moral.
Constructions > Effondrement.
structural engineering.
Disaster relief
Structural engineering
Structural failures
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "A very imperfect process" : engineering problem-solving 101
  • "Finding hope in the ruins" : a short history of engineering disasters
  • "A new era" : the limits of engineering expertise in a post-9/11 world
  • "Safe from every possible event" : how to strive for the impossible
  • "Architectural terrorism" : why moderation matters
  • "These material things" : passion and power in engineering
  • Conclusion, "More time for the dreaming" : engineering curricula for the twenty-first century.

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