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Mitigating the Potential for Progressive Disproportionate Structural Collapse, by Kenneth L. Carper and Robert Smilowitz, eds., American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Reston, VA, 2006. 139 pp,. illust. (ISBN 0-7844-0892-0).; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), Washington, DC, 2001. 

 

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Why Buildings Fail, by Kenneth L. Carper; National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), Washington, DC, 2001.  For a complete description, link to http://www.ncarb.org/Publications.

 

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Forensic Engineering (2nd edition), by Kenneth L. Carper; CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2001.  For a complete description, link to http://www.amazon.com.

 

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Construction Failure (2nd edition), by Jacob Feld (deceased) and Kenneth L. Carper; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., NY, 1997.  For a complete description, link to http://www.amazon.com.

 

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Forensic Engineering, edited by Kenneth L. Carper;   Elsevier, 1989;  CRC Press, 1998.  For a complete description, link to http://www.amazon.com.

 

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Forensic Engineering: Learning from Failures, edited by Kenneth L. Carper;  American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, 1987.  For a complete description, link to http://www.pubs.asce.org.

 

List of Books I have written, edited or contributed to:               

Carper, Kenneth L. and Robert Smilowitz, eds., Mitigating the Potential for Progressive Disproportionate Structural Collapse, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Reston, VA, 2006. 139 pp., illust. (ISBN 0-7844-0892-0).

Carper, Kenneth L., Why Buildings Fail, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), Washington, DC, 2001 (ISBN 0-941575-36-5).  119 pp. Softbound. $195.00.

Carper, Kenneth L., ed. and principal author, Forensic Engineering (Second ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2001 (ISBN 0-8493-7484-7). 421 pp. Hardbound. $79.95.

Jacob Feld (deceased) and Kenneth L. Carper, Construction Failure (Second ed.), John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1997. 582 pp. (ISBN 0-471-57477-5). $99.95.

Carper, Kenneth L., ed. and principal author, Forensic Engineering, Elsevier Science Publishers, New York, NY, 1989 (ISBN 04-444-01330-X). 378 pp. Hardbound. $59.95. (Also published in the United Kingdom for international distribution.) Reprinted by CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL., 1997.

Carper, Kenneth L., ed., Forensic Engineering: Learning from Failures, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY, 1986 (ISBN 0-87262-517-6). 98 pp. Softbound $14.95.

Task Committee on Guidelines for Failure Investigation, Guidelines for Failure Investigation, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY, 1989 (ISBN 0-87262-736-5). 221 pp. Softbound $22.00. (Acknowledged editorial support and contributions only).

Committee on Forensic Engineering, Reducing Failures of Engineered Facilities, American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY, 1985 (ISBN 0-87262-485-4). 108 pp. Softbound $13.95. (Editorial support and acknowledged contributions only).

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