Engineering catastrophes

Causes and effects of major accidents
2. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-1-85573-505-7
Verlag: Woodhead Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten

This new edition of a well received and popular book contains a general update of historical data, more material concerning road and rail accidents and, most importantly, a new chapter on the human factor. The author provides a broad survey of the accidents to which engineering structures ad vehicles may be subject. Historical records are analysed to determine how loss and fatality rates vary with time and these results are displayed in numerous graphs and tables. Notable catastrophes such as the sinking of the 'Titanic' and the 'Estonia' ferry disaster are described. Natural diasters are considered generally, with more detail in this edition on earth-quake resistant buildings.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lancaster, J. F.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Metallurgie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Fahrzeugtechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The historical record: General, industry and transport; The historical record: Energy and process plant; Supercatastrophes; The technical background; How technological change affects safety; Natural catastrophes; The human factor.

Über Autor(innen)

John Lancaster is internationally acknowledged as one of the world's leading authorities in the field of materials and welding. He is a former President of the Institute of Welding and is author of several well-respected books, including Handbook of Structural Welding and Metallurgy of Welding, and numerous papers on welding and metallurgy.