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www.mheducation.asiaTemporary Structures in Construction 3/EAuthor: Robert RatayISBN-13: 9780071753074Format: HardbackSubject: Engineering - Civil EngineeringPages: 832Illustrations: 450Edition: 3Pub Date: APRIL 2012Copyright Year: 2012Imprint: McGraw-Hill ProfessionalPrice: USD 125.00This in-depth, up-to-date reference for the engineering/construction communityThis in-depth, up-to-date reference for the engineering/construction communitydescribes temporary structures used in design and construction—from scaffolding todescribes temporary structures used in design and construction—from scaffolding toretaining walls.retaining walls.ABOUT THE BOOKTemporary Structures in Construction, Third Edition offers practical coverage of scaffolding, formwork,shoring, ramps, platforms, earth-retaining structures, and other structures which are not part of thepermanent installation. Temporary structures during construction are critical to the safety andreliability of the construction project. Improperly designed, constructed, and maintained temporarystructures can result in tragic failures during the construction phase. This fully revised guide is aninvaluable resource for professionals and students in construction and will aid in ensuring a safeconstruction site.Temporary Structures in Construction, Third Edition features:• New developments in materials, methods, costs, professional and business practices, and legalpositions in temporary structures work• Updated codes and regulations throughout• New chapter on environmental and construction loads with references to ASCE 37, DesignLoads on Structures during Construction• New chapter on failures of temporary structures, with case studies and lessons learned• New chapter on construction cranes• More extensive treatment of construction site safety with interest to architects and engineersas well as contractors and owners• Heavily revised chapter on earth-retaining structures with extensive illustrations• More coverage of OSHA's role and failure statistics• Customary US units throughout, with SI units included in appropriate chaptersMARKET / AUDIENCECivil, structural, construction engineers, contractors, attorneys, insurers, owners and managers ofconstructed facilities.ABOUT THE AUTHORRobert Ratay is an acknowledged expert in forensic structural engineering and temporary structures,and has an active consulting practice in that field. He is an adjunct professor at Columbia Universitywhere he teaches the graduate course of Forensic Structural Engineering. Ratay is the chair of ASCE'sDesign Standards Committee for Structures during Construction. He continues to work with theFederal Highway Administration on the advisory committee to tighten regulations for temporarystructures. Ratay is the author of McGraw-Hill's Handbook of Forensic Structural Engineering andEditor-in-Chief of Handbook of Temporary Structures in Construction.8