The design and construction process / Antraning M. Ouzoonian and Joseph Zelazny -- Design codes, standards, and manuals / John F. Duntemann -- Construction safety codes, standards, and regulations / Mohammad Ayub -- The first steps after a failure / David B. Peraza and Daniel A. Cuoco -- Legal concerns after a failure / Michael C. Loulakis -- Engineering investigation of failures / Glenn R. Bell -- Standard of care / Joshua B. Kardon -- Litigation and dispute resolution / Robert A. Rubin and Dana Wordes -- The expert consultant and witness / David E. Thompson and Howard W. Ashcraft -- Loads and hazards / Donald O. Dusenberry -- Steel structures / John W. Fisher and Alan W. Pense -- Concrete structures / W. Gene Corley -- Masonry structures / Clayford T. Grimm -- The building envelope / Kimball J. Beasley and David S. Patterson -- Timber structures / Donald W. Neal -- Structural foundations / Robert W. Day -- Temporary estructures / Robert T. Ratay.