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Jan G. M. van Mier ... 379 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; (October, 2012) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1466554703 - ISBN-13: 978-1466554702 ...
 
The study of fracture mechanics of concrete has developed in recent years to the point where it can be used for assessing the durability of concrete structures and for the development of new concrete materials. The last decade has seen a gradual shift of interest toward fracture studies at increasingly smaller sizes and scales. Concrete Fracture: A Multiscale Approach explores fracture properties of cement and concrete based on their actual material structure. Concrete is a complex hierarchical material, containing material structural elements spanning scales from the nano- to micro- and meso-level. Therefore, multi-scale approaches are essential for a better understanding of mechanical properties and fracture in particular. This volume includes various examples of fracture analyses at the micro- and meso-level. The book presents models accompanied by reliable experiments and explains how these experiments are performed. It also provides numerous examples of test methods and requirements for evaluating quasi-brittle materials. More importantly, it proposes a new modeling approach based on multiscale interaction potential and examines the related experimental challenges facing research engineers and building professionals. The book’s comprehensive coverage is poised to encourage new initiatives for overcoming the difficulties encountered when performing fracture experiments on cement at the micro-size/scale and smaller. The author demonstrates how the obtained results can fit into the larger picture of the material science of concrete—particularly the design of new high-performance concrete materials which can be put to good use in the development of efficient and durable structures.

M. Nadim Hassoun, Akthem Al-Manaseer ... 1032 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 5th edition (May, 2012) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1118131347 - ISBN-13: 978-1118131343 ...

Emphasizing a conceptual understanding of concrete design and analysis, this revised and updated edition builds the student's understanding by presenting design methods in an easy to understand manner supported with the use of numerous examples and problems. Written in intuitive, easy-to-understand language, it includes SI unit examples in all chapters, equivalent conversion factors from US customary to SI throughout the book, and SI unit design tables. In addition, the coverage has been completely updated to reflect the latest ACI 318-11 code.

M. S. Shetty ... 656 pages - Publisher: S. Chand; (December, 2006) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 8121900034 - ISBN-13: 978-8121900034.

Covers cement, testing of cement, water and mixtures, admixtures and construction chemical, elasticity, creep and shrinkage, durability of concrete, and concrete mix design.

Robert L. Peurifoy, Garold D. Oberlender ... 544 pages - Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education; 4th edition ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0071639179 - ISBN-13: 978-0071639170 ...

Formwork for Concrete Structures, Fourth Edition, provides current information on designing and building formwork and temporary structures during the construction process. Developed with the latest structural design recommendations by the National Design Specification (NDS 2005), the book covers recent advances in materials, money- and energy-saving strategies, safety guidelines, OSHA regulations, and dimensional tolerances. Up-to-date sample problems illustrate practical applications for calculating loads and stresses. This comprehensive manual also includes new summary tables and equations and a directory of suppliers. Formwork for Concrete Structures, Fourth Edition, covers: Economy of formwork + Pressure of concrete on formwork + Properties of form material + Form design + Shores and scaffolding + Failures of formwork + Forms for footings, walls, and columns + Forms for beams and floor slabs + Patented forms for concrete floor systems + Forms for thin-shell roof slabs + Forms for architectural concrete + Slipforms + Forms for concrete bridge decks + Flying deck forms.

Irving Kett ... 246 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 2nd edition (December, 2009) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1420091018 - ISBN-13: 978-1420091014 ...

Xiang Haifan ... 640 pages -Publisher: S.K. Kataria&Sons; 1st edition (June, 2015) ... Language: English - ASIN: B00ZHN82BY by Amazon Digital Services ...

Its contents: Introduction + Aesthetic Bridge Design  + Basic Factors to be Considered in the Conceptual Design  + Case Analysis of Innovative Ideas in the Conceptual Design + Disaster Prevention and Durability of Bridge Structures + Bridge Structure System and Key Mechanics Questions + Solving New Problem in the Conceptual Design + Conceptual Design of Urban Bridge.

Ehab Ellobody ... 682 pages - Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1st edition (June, 2014) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0124172474 - ISBN-13: 978-0124172470 ...

In recent years, bridge engineers and researchers are increasingly turning to the finite element method for the design of Steel and Steel-Concrete Composite Bridges. However, the complexity of the method has made the transition slow. Based on twenty years of experience, Finite Element Analysis and Design of Steel and Steel-Concrete Composite Bridges provides structural engineers and researchers with detailed modeling techniques for creating robust design models. The book’s seven chapters begin with an overview of the various forms of modern steel and steel–concrete composite bridges as well as current design codes. This is followed by self-contained chapters concerning: nonlinear material behavior of the bridge components, applied loads and stability of steel and steel–concrete composite bridges, and design of steel and steel–concrete composite bridge components. Constitutive models for construction materials including material non-linearity and geometric non-linearity. + The mechanical approach including problem setup, strain energy, external energy and potential energy), mathematics behind the method.  + Commonly available finite elements codes for the design of steel bridges. + Explains how the design information from Finite Element Analysis is incorporated into Building information models to obtain quantity information, cost analysis.

Arthur Nilson, David Darwin, Charles Dolan ... 816 pages - Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education; 14th edition (2010) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0073293490 - ISBN-13: 978-0073293493 ...

Peter C. Taylor ... 215 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (September, 2013) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0415779529 - ISBN-13: 978-0415779524 ...

Curing is one of those activities that every civil engineer and construction worker has heard of, but in reality does not worry about much. In practice, curing is often low on the list of priorities on the construction site, particularly when budgets and timelines are under pressure. Yet the increasing demands being placed on concrete mixtures also mean that they are less forgiving than in the past. Therefore, any activity that will help improve hydration and so performance, while reducing the risk of cracking, is becoming more important. Curing Concrete explains exactly why curing is so important and shows you how to best do it. The book covers: The fundamentals behind hydration + How curing affects the properties of concrete, improving its long-term performance + What curing technologies and techniques you can use for different applications + How to effectively specify, provide, and measure curing in a project. The author also gives numerous examples of how curing—or a lack of it—has affected concrete performance in real-world situations. These include examples from hot and cold climates, as well as examples related to high-performance concrete, performance parameters, and specifications and testing. Written for construction professionals who want to ensure the quality and longevity of their concrete structures, this book demonstrates that curing is well worth the effort and cost.

The Institution of Structural Engineers ... 202 pages - Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineer; (June, 1989) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0685329216 - ISBN-13: 978-0685329214 ...

Yasushi Miyano, Masayuki Nakada ... 172 pages - Publisher: Wiley-VCH; 1st edition (October, 2017) ... Language: English - ASIN: B076BZTBQQ by Amazon Digital Services ...

Salah E. Metwally, Wai-Fah Chen ... 246 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (September, 2017) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1498783848 - ISBN-13: 978-1498783842 ...

This book examines the application of strut-and-tie models (STM) for the design of structural concrete. It presents state-of-the-art information, from fundamental theories to practical engineering applications, and also provides innovative solutions for many design problems that are not otherwise achievable using the traditional methods.

Nicolas Roussel ... 379 pages - Publisher: Woodhead Publishing; 1st edition (December, 2011) ... Language: English - ASIN: B00HLLN7F6 by Amazon Digital Services ...

Estimating, modelling, controlling and monitoring the flow of concrete is a vital part of the construction process, as the properties of concrete before it has set can have a significant impact on performance. This book provides a detailed overview of the rheological behaviour of concrete, including measurement techniques, the impact of mix design, and casting. Part one begins with two introductory chapters dealing with the rheology and rheometry of complex fluids, followed by chapters that examine specific measurement and testing techniques for concrete. The focus of part two is the impact of mix design on the rheological behaviour of concrete, looking at additives including superplasticizers and viscosity agents. Finally, chapters in part three cover topics related to casting, such as thixotropy and formwork pressure. With its distinguished editor and expert team of contributors, Understanding the rheology of concrete is an essential reference for researchers, materials specifiers, architects and designers in any section of the construction industry that makes use of concrete, and will also benefit graduate and undergraduate students of civil engineering, materials and construction. Provides a detailed overview of the rheological behaviour of concrete, including measurement techniques, casting and the impact of mix design + The estimating, modelling, controlling and monitoring of concrete flow is comprehensively discussed. + Chapters examine specific measurement and testing techniques for concrete, the impact of mix design on the rheological behaviour of concrete, particle packaging and viscosity-enhancing admixtures.

Building Research Establishment ... 68 pages - Publisher: IHS BRE Press; 3rd edition (November, 2010) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1860817548 - ISBN-13: 978-1860817540 ...

ASDIP Structural Concrete v3.3.5 [Size: 64 MB] ... ASDIP CONCRETE is structural engineering software utilized by engineers for design of structural concrete members, such as columns, continuous beams, and bearing walls. ASDIP CONCRETE substantially simplifies time-consuming calculations for structural engineering design. ASDIP CONCRETE FEATURES: Simple and efficient graphical user interface. + Complete control of every single aspect of design. + Impress clients and plan-checkers with eye-catching reports. + Design concrete members in minutes (not hours). + Confidently optimize your design and comply with design Code provisions. + Software finds controlling combination for each condition to optimize design. + Verify every step of a design quickly. Not a “black box”. + Versatility to model a full set of load combinations or just a single load. + No silly assumptions or math shortcuts. Reliable, accurate results. + Design multiple types of beams, columns, and walls fast and reliably. + Sort results per span number and load combination for granular design check. + Generate the interaction, moment, and shear diagrams by click of the mouse. + Focus on engineering and let ASDIP CONCRETE handle mathematical complexity. + Any Windows® Operating System. No additional software required. Full compliance with: IBC 12 + ACI 318-11 + Graphic display of interaction diagram in columns and walls. + Graphic display of shear and moment diagram in beams. + Customizable design criteria, options and conditions. + Multiple options to model the geometry, loads and rebars. + Combined text-with-values output update with each design change. Three different units systems available: US (in, ft, Kip, ksi) + SI (cm, m, N, MPa) + MKS (cm, m, Tn, Kg/cm2). Outstanding high-quality output with Print Preview. + Multiple calculations under a single project file. + Project Manager handles calculations and file management. + At-a-Glance, Condensed, and Detailed calculation tabs. + Step-by-step calculations with formulas exposed. + Multiple loading of dead, live, roof live, snow, wind, and seismic. + Detailed calculation of magnified moments in columns and walls. ASDIP CONCRETE contains a COLUMN DESIGN module. Now structural engineers can work cost-effectively to design circular or rectangular concrete columns based upon a combination of biaxial bending moments and axial loading. All software calculations are based upon ACI design criteria and Ultimate Strength Design Method. This structural engineering software calculates magnified moments due to slenderness and generates capacity axial-moment interaction diagram. Input: The required input data is organized on tabbed pages. The column cross-section may be rectangular or circular. The slenderness condition is considered by specifying the effective member length and if the column is sway or non-sway. This structural engineering software utilizes either the actual parabolic concrete stress-strain curve or the simplified equivalent rectangular one. The steel may consider strain hardening region. The loads may be modeled as part of the dead, live, roof live, snow, wind, and seismic load cases. If necessary, the moments are internally magnified and the program combines the loads per specified load combinations. Output: The output results are organized on tabbed pages. This structural engineering software calculates magnified moments and axial loads for all the specified load combinations. The 3D capacity interaction diagram is accurately calculated based on the geometry and reinforcement for biaxial columns. The moment magnification process is detailed and reported for a granular check of the design. The values that fail the design criteria are highlighted in red for easy to identify.

Concrete Beam Design: Beams are structural elements that support loads applied transversely, and therefore they mostly resist bending moments, as well as shear forces. Concrete beams are usually continuous, this is, they span between several supports. A common example of a T-beam occurs at the interior bay of a building floor, where a portion of the slab acts together with the projecting beam web. A beam at the border of the floor is called a spandrel beam. The program performs the design of a multi-span rectangular, T, or inverted-T concrete beam when subjected to a combination of bending and shear loading, based on the latest ACI design criteria and the Ultimate Strength Design Method. Multiple options are included to model the beam geometry and loads, as well as the reinforcing steel. Input: The required input data is organized on tabbed pages at the left half of the screen. The beam cross section may be either rectangular, T, spandrel, inverted-T, or L. A maximum of five spans may be modeled and two cantilevers. The end supports may be either pinned or fixed. This structural engineering software uses either the actual parabolic concrete stress-strain curve, or the simplified equivalent rectangular one. The steel considers the strain hardening region. Distributed and concentrated loads may be modeled as part of the dead, live, roof live, and snow load cases. The program internally combines the applied loads per the specified load combinations. Output: The output results are organized on tabbed pages. This structural engineering software calculates moments and shears along the beam for all the specified load combinations. The capacity is accurately calculated based upon geometry and reinforcement considering the moment gradient due to the development length of all the reinforcing bars. This structural engineering software allows to show the beam per span number and per load combination, for a granular check of the whole design process. The construction graph shows a scaled sketch of the beam elevation with information of the reinforcement.

Concrete Bearing Wall Design: Bearing walls are structural compression members which also may resist out-of-plane lateral loads. The resulting moments are referred to as weak-axis bending. A tilt-up wall panel exposed to wind is an example of this type of wall. Per ACI, bearing walls may be designed as compression members using the strength design provisions for flexure and axial loads, like columns. Any wall may be designed by this method and no minimum wall thicknesses are prescribed. As with columns, the design of walls is difficult without the use of design aids. Wall design is further complicated by the fact that slenderness is a consideration in practically all cases. The ACI Moment Magnification method is generally used to account for the slenderness effects. This structural engineering software performs design of concrete bearing wall when subjected to a combination of weak-axis bending moments and axial loading. All calculations are based upon the latest ACI design criteria and the Ultimate Strength Design Method. This structural engineering software calculates magnified moments due to slenderness and generates the capacity axial-moment interaction diagram. A multi-story wall may also be modeled. Input: The required input data is organized on tabbed pages. The wall section is rectangular with either one or two curtains of reinforcement. A parapet may be specified or the wall may be continuous at top. In this latter case, the load from the upper floor is accounted for by setting the uniform load eccentricity as zero. This structural engineering software uses the actual parabolic concrete stress-strain curve rather than the simplified equivalent rectangular one. The steel considers the strain hardening region. The loads may be modeled as part of the dead, live, roof live, snow, and wind load cases. The moments are internally magnified and the program combines the loads per the specified load combinations. Output: The output results are organized on tabbed pages. This structural engineering software calculates magnified moments and axial loads for all the specified load combinations. The capacity interaction diagram is accurately calculated based on the geometry and reinforcement. The moment magnification process is detailed and reported for a granular check of the design. The values that fail the design criteria are highlighted in red for easy to identify.

Peter Bartos ... 224 pages - Publisher: Whittles Publishing; (July, 2017) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1849953260 - ISBN-13: 978-1849953269 ...

Glassfibre reinforced concrete (GRC) is the most complex material widely used in current construction practice. It is an unusual composite, in which both the matrix and the reinforcement themselves are composites. This book provides guidance on the properties, its specification, testing and the latest methods for efficient production. Detailed information is presented about the unique aspects of the internal structure and fracture mechanisms of GRC and how the latest advances in nanotechnology are leading towards a fuller understanding of the rational design of GRC and the potential for further improvement of properties beyond those used in contemporary construction practice.GRC is already firmly established as the high-tech material of choice for architects and designers and recent decades have witnessed a rapid increase in production of GRC world-wide. However, to provide the full picture and encompass the most recent developments in GRC and how it can be exploited in major projects, a substantial part of the book is made up of case studies. GRC has been always a very versatile material; however, its range of practical applications has grown significantly.From small, simple items (flowerpots, drainage channels, window sills, etc. ) to large-scale, high-tech iconic projects from leading architects, where GRC has to cope with the highest demands regarding structural complexity, freedom of shape, striking appearance combined with durability and overall quality and excellent environmental performance. The composite is well used in the reconstruction of complex historic facades and GRC has moved beyond construction into the domain of art and interior decorations and furniture. The case studies show numerous examples of such designs and products, including recently developed large double-curved panels with unusual surfaces and strong colours, and self-cleaning and photocatalytic (air-cleaning) e-GRC.

Kamal H. Khayat, Geert De Schutter ... 271 pages - Publisher: Springer; (February, 2014) ... Language: English - AmazonSIN: B00I9TICTA.

The State-of-the-Art Report of RILEM Technical Committee 228-MPS on Mechanical properties of Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) summarizes an extensive body of information related to mechanical properties and mechanical behaviour of SCC. Due attention is given to the fact that the composition of SCC varies significantly. A wide range of mechanical properties are considered, including compressive strength, stress-strain relationship, tensile and flexural strengths, modulus of elasticity, shear strength, effect of elevated temperature, such as fire spalling and residual properties after fire, in-situ properties, creep, shrinkage, bond properties and structural behaviour. A chapter on fibre-reinforced SCC is included, as well as a chapter on specialty SCC, such as light-weight SCC, heavy-weight SCC, preplaced aggregate SCC, special fibre reinforced SCC and underwater concrete.