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ASCE ( American Society of Civil Engineers )
Description: The American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society. ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs, and operates society’s economic and social engine – the built environment – while protecting and restoring the natural environment.
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Latent Building Defects: Causes and Design Strategies to Prevent Them
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Building designers’ decisions affect long term quality and life cycle cost of buildings. Designers’ decisions are usually latent in nature and hard to detect at the early stage of construction. This research looks at failure ...
Assessment of Defects at Construction and Occupancy Stages
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Construction inspection can take place only during the construction phase of a project. This imposes limitations on what the building inspector can detect, and thus there is often a gap between perceived construction quality ...