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Part I : Keynote Presentations
Chapter 1 : Collapse of The Nicoll Highway Excavation, Singapore
Chapter 2 : Casino Parking Garage Collapse: Understanding The Failure of A Concrete Structure With Stay-In-Place Formwork
Chapter 3 : The Offshore Industry – Learning From Accidents
Chapter 4 : Strengthening Techniques Adopted on Buildings Occupied During Military Operations
Chapter 5 : Application of Lessons From Investigations of Deteriorating Structures to The Management of Infrastructure

Part II : Failure Review
Chapter 6 : Development of Cross - Confidential Reporting on Structural Safety
Chapter 7 : Application of A Database of Unplanned Tunnel Construction Incidents to Promote Safer Construction and Improve The Perception of Risk
Chapter 8 : Systemic Failure in Civil Engineering-Its Causes and Avoidance
Chapter 9 : Design Audits in Construction Projects – A Hong Kong Perspective
Chapter 10 : Post-Incident Reporting: Learning From Experience to Promote Reservoir Safety

Part III : Collapse and Fail
Chapter 11 : A Rush to Judgment
Chapter 12 : 12 Storey Apartment Building – General Investigation & Strengthening After Failure of The Parking Roof
Chapter 13 : Wind-Induced Dynamic Failure of A Slender Sculpture
Chapter 14 : Lessons From The Failure of A Steel-Structure Ice-Hockey Hall Under A Snow Load
Chapter 15 : Industrial Plant – Investigation & Strengthening After Failure of A Portion of The Roof
Chapter 16 : Failure of A 34” Gas Main

Part IV : Storm
Chapter 17 : An Assessment of The Failure of The Touro Dam in Burkina Faso
Chapter 18 : Short-Term Design for Long-Term Risk
Chapter 19 : Why Do Suspended Deck Coastal Structures Keep Failing?
Chapter 20 : Collapse of The Bridge Over The Saint-Étienne River in The Island of La Réunion
Chapter 21 : Interior Flood Hydrographs From Stopped-Clocks

Part V : Ground One
Chapter 22 : Educational Development and Construction Litigation
Chapter 23 : The Malpasset Dam Failure Investigation and Analysis Examined
Chapter 24 : The London Custom House Collapse in 1825 – A New View
Chapter 25 : A Framework for Forensic Foundation Engineering
Chapter 26 : Immediate Retrofit Work and Forensic Investigation of A Subway Tunnel Construction Failure

Part VI : Remedial
Chapter 27 : Managing Risk in Structural Repair and Restoration of A Car Park
Chapter 28 : Life-Care Planning for Multi-Storey Car Parks – A Case Study
Chapter 29 : Remaining Useful Life (Rul) of Onshore Structure in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Chapter 30 : Through-Life Performance: We See The Inadequacies & Gain Understanding, But Can We Change Practice and Achievement?
Chapter 31 : Forensic Assessment of Structures for Durability

Part VII : Ground Two
Chapter 32 : Instability of A Broadcasting Plant Induced by A Landslide
Chapter 33 : Forensic Investigation of A Failed Road At Bervie Braes, Stonehaven - Models and Mechanisms
Chapter 34 : CFA Piling: A Cheap Solution Or A Problem Waiting to Happen?
Chapter 35 : Some Lessons From A Recent Tailings Dam Failure
Chapter 36 : Design Against Failure by Flotation of Liquid Retaining Concrete Structures

Part VIII : Fire and Thermal
Chapter 37 : Forensic Analysis of Fire Induced Structural Failure
Chapter 38 : A Catastrophic Collapse: Windsor Building Fire (Madrid, 2005)
Chapter 39 : Paper for The Fourth International Conference on Forensic Engineering 2008 From Failure to Understanding
Chapter 40 : Forensic Engineering of Fire-Damaged Concrete Structures
Chapter 41 : Temperature Simulation by Fea as A Tool in Forensic Investigation
Chapter 42 : Thermal Analysis of A Thick Raft Foundation in Abu Dhabi

Part IX : Failure Investigation
Chapter 43 : Failure of Roller Bearings on The Thelwall Viaduct
Chapter 44 : Demolition Safety – From Accident Investigations to Code Changes
Chapter 45 : Investigation for Strengthening and Repair of The World's Longest Single Plane Cable-Stayed Bridge
Chapter 46 : Reducing The Risk of Potential Failures of Highway Structures
Chapter 47 : Update on The Assessment of Large Panel System (Lps) Buildings Under Accidental Loading: Assisting The Management of Ageing Assets

Part X : Storm and Buildings
Chapter 48 : Probabilistic Prediction of Floods and Experience From Structural Failures
Chapter 49 : Structural Performance of Aluminum Frame Screen Enclosures During The 2004 and 2005 Hurricanes in South Florida
Chapter 50 : Building Facade Failures
Chapter 51 : Structural Engineering and Structural Components: A Wood Truss Case Study
Chapter 52 : Performance of Roof Systems During The 2004 and 2005 Hurricanes in South Florida

Part XI : Law
Chapter 53 : The Responsible Engineer: The Concept of The “Engineer of Record.”
Chapter 54 : Expert Services and Dispute Resolution – A Case Study
Chapter 55 : The Effective Use of Experts and Expert Witnesses
Chapter 56 : Forensic Engineering in Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Land
Chapter 57 : The Role of Judgment and Experience in Engineering: Where Do Failures Come From?

Part XII : Education
Chapter 58 : Status of Forensic Engineering Education in The United States
Chapter 59 : Implementing Forensics and Failures in The Civil Engineering Curriculum
Chapter 60 : Learning Lessons From Historical Case Studies: Information Sources & Higher Education
Chapter 61 : Can Mature Ethically Responsible Engineers Be Nurtured in The Lecture Theatre?
Chapter 62 : Forensic Engineering and Educational Development

Part XIII : Posters
Chapter 63 : A Case Study – Building Damage Caused by Post-Construction Induced Ground Settlement
Chapter 64 : Assessment of Deterioration of R.C.C. Structures by Ndt – A Case Study
Chapter 65 : Shear Strengthening of R.C. Beams Using Gfrp Wrapping

Authors Index