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Forensic Engineering Fundamentals
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Forensic Engineering Fundamentals

by Harold Franck, Darren Franck
December 2012
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
487 pages
17h
English
CRC Press
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42 Forensic Engineering Fundamentals
e cross-sectional diagrams in Figure 2.29 show only a friction force preventing the
wall from moving at the base. During the inspection, no anchor bolts or other meth-
ods of attachment to the foundation block were observed. Although there may be a wall
attachment to the foundation elsewhere around the home, none were found in the area
of damage.
Summing forces according to the coordinate system in Figure 2.29: From the prin-
ciples of static friction
fNFW=⇒=µµ
(2.85)
FFfFNW
xy
=−==
−=
00
00
:; ;
∑∑
(2.86)
26΄
58 plf
Foundation
y
x
W
W
F
f
1
΄ Cross sectio
n
N
f
Figure 2.29 Wall cross-section. Where W is the load (lb), N is the ...
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