Lessons amid the Rubble : An Introduction to Post-Disaster Engineering and Ethics /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pfatteicher, Sarah K. A., 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
Series:Johns Hopkins introductory studies in the history of technology.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Disaster relief.
Structural engineering.
Disasters > Research > Moral and ethical aspects.
Structural failures.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "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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