BIBLIOGRAPHY OF STRUCTURAL FAILURES 1850-1970

Literature references on a comprehensive selection of structural failures, including errors in design, control, and performance, are given. References to periodicals, books, abstracts, journals and reports of consultants cover the period from 1800 to 1970. The abstracts are classified into sixteen sections as follows: bridges, buildings, embankments, floors/framework, foundations, pipes, roads, roofs, silos, tanks, tunnels, underwater structures, walls, water retaining structures, landslides, sea floods.

• Corporate Authors:

  Building Research Establishment

  Building Research Station, Garston
  Watford WD2 7JR, Hertsford,   England 
• Authors:
  • Singh, C J
• Publication Date: 1976

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bibliographies; Bridges; Building; Chalks; Clay; Concrete; Construction; Design; Embankments; Failure; Floors; Foundations; Frost damage; Ground settlement; Highways; Information management; Information, data, and knowledge; Landslides; Pipe; Roads; Shrinkage; Structural mechanics; Structures; Temperature; Tunnels; Weather
• Uncontrolled Terms: Structural failures
• ITRD Terms: 8518: Bibliography; 3455: Bridge; 4120: Chalk; 4177: Clay; 4755: Concrete; 3655: Construction; 9011: Design (overall design); 5520: Failure; 3377: Foundation; 5278: Frost damage; 2755: Highway; 8555: Information documentation; 4029: Landslide; 3361: Pipe; 5792: Settlement; 4743: Shrinkage; 6722: Temperature; 3374: Tunnel; 2545: Weather
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Data and Information Technology; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I25: Design of Tunnels; I32: Concrete; I51: Earthworks and Soil Drainage; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I54: Construction of Tunnels; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149044
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 17 1977 12:00AM