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Title:

Forensic engineering : damage assessments for residential and commercial structures / edited by Stephen E. Petty.

Publisher:

CRC PressTaylor & Francis Group,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

xv, 790 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Subject:

Building failures--Investigation.
Buildings--Natural disaster effects.
Weathering of buildings.
Storms.

Other Authors:

Petty, Stephen E. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83235709

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction / Stephen E. Petty -- 2.Hail Fundamentals and General Hail-Strike Damage Assessment Methodology / Stephen E. Petty -- 3.Hail Damage Assessments for Residential and Light Commercial Exterior Finished Surfaces and Steep-Sloped Roof Systems / Stephen E. Petty -- 4.Hail Damage Assessments to Low-Sloped Roof Systems / Stephen E. Petty -- 5.Synthetic Storm Damage (Fraud) to Roof Surfaces / Stephen E. Petty -- 6.Wind Damage Assessments for Residential and Light Commercial Steep-Sloped Roofing Systems and Finished Surfaces / Stephen E. Petty -- 7.Wind Damage Assessments for Low-Sloped Roof Systems / Stephen E. Petty -- 8.Water Infiltration: Cause and Origin Assessments for Steep and Low-Sloped Roof Systems / George W. Fels -- 9.Water Infiltration: Cause and Origin Assessments for the Exterior Residential and Light Commercial Building Envelopes / Stephen E. Petty -- 10.Water Infiltration into Basements / Ronald L. Lucy -- 11.Indoor Environmental Quality / Stephen E. Petty -- 12.Attic and Crawlspace Ventilation / Stephen E. Petty -- 13.Mold and Bacteria / Herbert D. Layman -- 14.Forensic Inspection Assessments of Residential Wood Framing Systems / Patrick W. Slattery -- 15.Forensic Inspection Assessments of Foundation Walls / Patrick W. Slattery -- 16.Forensic Inspection Assessments of Brick Masonry Chimneys, Veneer Walls, Porches, and Decks / Patrick W. Slattery -- 17.Fire Damage Structural Property Assessments / Stephen E. Petty -- 18.Vehicle Impact Structural Property Assessments / Stephen E. Petty -- 19.Tornado-Related Structural Property Damage Assessments / Stephen E. Petty -- 20.Blast and Explosion Damage Property Assessments / Stephen E. Petty -- 21.Lightning Structural Damage Property Assessments / Stephen E. Petty -- 22.Insurance Appraisal Process / Ronald L. Lucy -- 23.Serving as an Expert Witness / Stephen E. Petty.

ISBN:

9781439899748
1439899746
143989972X
9781439899724

OCLC:

(OCoLC)748331613

LCCN:

2012035910

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)