Forensic engineering: damage assessments for residential and commercial structures

✍ Scribed by Stephen E Petty

Publisher: CRC Press / Taylor & Francis
Tongue: English
Leaves: 790
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: 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.

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