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Wednesday, June 14, 2017 , , ,
James Giancaspro ... 96 pages - Publisher: Professional Publications.; 2nd edition (May, 2014) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1591264618 - ISBN-13: 978-1591264613 ... 

Two Realistic, 40-Problem Structural Depth Exams: Structural Depth Practice Exams for the Civil PE Exam contains two 40-problem, multiple-choice exams consistent with the NCEES Civil PE structural depth exam’s format and specifications. Consistent with the actual exam, the problems in Structural Depth Practice Exams for the Civil PE Exam require an average of six minutes to solve. Enhance your time-management skills by taking each exam within the same four-hour time limit as the actual exam. Then, evaluate your performance using the two individual answer keys. Comprehensive step-by-step solutions demonstrate accurate and efficient problem-solving approaches. Solutions also frequently refer to the codes and references adopted by NCEES to help you determine which resources you’ll likely use on exam day. Structural Depth Practice Exams will help you to: Effectively familiarize yourself with the exam scope and format quickly identify accurate and efficient problem-solving approaches successfully connect relevant theory to exam-like problems efficiently navigate through exam-adopted codes and standards confidently solve problems under timed conditions. Referenced Codes and Standards: AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications (AASHTO) - Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318) - Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (ACI 530) - Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE7) - Structural Welding Code—Steel (AWS D1.1) - International Building Code (IBC) - National Design Specification for Wood Construction ASD/LFRD (NDS) - PCI Design Handbook (PCI) - Steel Construction Manual (AISC).
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017 , , ,
Bungale S. Taranath ... 989 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (December, 2009) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 143980480X - ISBN-13: 978-1439804803 ... 

An exploration of the world of concrete as it applies to the construction of buildings, Reinforced Concrete Design of Tall Buildings provides a practical perspective on all aspects of reinforced concrete used in the design of structures, with particular focus on tall and ultra-tall buildings. Written by Dr. Bungale S. Taranath, this work explains the fundamental principles and state-of-the-art technologies required to build vertical structures as sound as they are eloquent. Dozens of cases studies of tall buildings throughout the world, many designed by Dr. Taranath, provide in-depth insight on why and how specific structural system choices are made.

The book bridges the gap between two approaches: one based on intuitive skills and experience and the other based on computer skills and analytical techniques. Examining the results when experiential intuition marries unfathomable precision, this book discusses: The latest building codes, including ASCE/SEI 7-05, IBC-06/09, ACI 318-05/08, and ASCE/SEI 41-06 - Recent developments in studies of seismic vulnerability and retrofit design - Earthquake hazard mitigation technology, including seismic base isolation, passive energy dissipation, and damping systems - Lateral bracing concepts and gravity-resisting systems - Performance based design trends -Dynamic response spectrum and equivalent lateral load procedures. Using realistic examples throughout, Dr. Taranath shows how to create sound, cost-efficient high rise structures. His lucid and thorough explanations provide the tools required to derive systems that gracefully resist the battering forces of nature while addressing the specific needs of building owners, developers, and architects. The book is packed with broad-ranging material from fundamental principles to the state-of-the-art technologies and includes techniques thoroughly developed to be highly adaptable. Offering complete guidance, instructive examples, and color illustrations, the author develops several approaches for designing tall buildings. He demonstrates the benefits of blending imaginative problem solving and rational analysis for creating better structural systems.
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017 , , ,
Prab Bhatt ... 616 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (July, 2011) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0415439116 - ISBN-13: 978-0415439114 ...

Ordinary concrete is strong in compression but weak in tension. Even reinforced concrete, where steel bars are used to take up the tension that the concrete cannot resist, is prone to cracking and corrosion under low loads. Prestressed concrete is highly resistant to stress, and is used as a building material for bridges, tanks, shell roofs, floors, buildings, containment vessels for nuclear power plants and offshore oil platforms. With a wide range of benefits such as crack control, low rates of corrosion, thinner slabs, fewer joints and increased span length; prestressed concrete is a stronger, safer, more economical and more sustainable building material. The introduction of the Eurocodes has necessitated a new approach to the design of prestressed concrete structures and this book provides a comprehensive practical guide for professionals through each stage of the design process. Each chapter focuses on a specific aspect of design: Fully consistent with Eurocode 2, and the associated parts of Eurocodes 1 and 8 - Examples of challenges often encountered in professional practice worked through in full - Detailed coverage of post-tensioned structures - Extensive coverage of design of flat slabs using the finite element method - Examples of pre-tensioned and post-tensioned bridge design - An introduction to earthquake resistant design using EC 8. Examining the design of whole structures as well as the design of sections through many fully worked numerical examples which allow the reader to follow each step of the design calculations, this book will be of great interest to practising engineers who need to become more familiar with the use of the Eurocodes for the design of prestressed concrete structures. It will also be of value to university students with an interest in the practical design of whole structures.
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Monday, May 22, 2017 , ,
Yew-Chaye Loo, Sanaul Huq Chowdhury ... 544 pages - Publisher: Cambridge Univ. Press; 2nd edition (July, 2013) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1107637864 - ISBN-13: 978-1107637863 ...

Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete remains the most comprehensive text for engineering students and instructors as well as practising engineers. This second edition has been updated to reflect recent amendments to the Australian Standard for Concrete Structures AS 3600-2009. The content is presented in a clear, easy-to-follow manner, and this edition features even more illustrative and design examples to aid comprehension of complex concepts. Part 1 addresses the analysis and design of reinforced concrete structures; Part 2 covers topics on prestressed concrete. Additional technical and practical information is set out in four appendices. Each chapter includes a set of problems that consolidates what students have learnt. Worked solutions to the problems are available to instructors on the companion website at www.cambridge.edu.au/academic. Thorough in its treatment, with many practical formulas, diagrams and tables, this book is an indispensable resource for students and engineers in their continuing learning and professional education.
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Saturday, April 29, 2017 , , ,
Shi Yin ... 137 pages - Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (February, 2017) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 9811037183 - ISBN-13: 978-9811037184 ...

This book outlines a methodology for producing macro recycled polypropylene (PP) fibres with optimal mechanical properties and illustrates the reinforcing effects of recycled PP fibres in concrete. It describes the great potential of using these fibres in concrete applications such as footpaths and precast elements. Further, it sheds new light on the environmental impacts of using recycled PP fibres, which are evaluated by means of cradle to gate life cycle assessment based on the Australian context. The use of recycled PP fibre not only helps reduce consumption of virgin materials like steel or plastic but also provides an attractive avenue for recycling plastic waste. The book will appeal to engineers, governments, and solid waste planners, and offers a valuable reference for the plastic waste recycling and plastic fibre reinforced concrete industries.
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Monday, April 17, 2017 , ,
Francis Barre, Philippe Bisch ... 256 pages - Publisher: Wiley-ISTE; 1st edition (August, 2016) ...
Language: English - ASIN: B01KMDJ9TW by Amazon Digital Services ...

This book presents new guidelines for the control of cracking in massive reinforced and prestressed concrete structures. Understanding this behavior during construction allows engineers to ensure properties such as durability, reliability, and water- and air-tightness throughout a structure’s lifetime. Based on the findings of the French national CEOS.fr project, the authors extend existing engineering standards and codes to advance the measurement and prediction of cracking patterns. Various behaviors of concrete under load are explored within the chapters of the book.  These include cracking of ties, beams and in walls, and the simulation and evaluation of cracking, shrinkage and creep. The authors propose new engineering rules for crack width and space assessment of cracking patterns, and provide recommendations for measurement devices and protocols. Intended as a reference for design and civil engineers working on construction projects, as well as to aid further work in the research community, applied examples are provided at the end of each chapter in the form of expanded measurement methods, calculations and commentary on models.
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Friday, April 07, 2017 , , , ,
C. A. Brebbia ... 744 pages - Publisher: WIT Press; (April, 2006) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 1845641620 - ISBN-13: 978-1845641627 ...

This book contains the edited papers presented at the Third International Conference on High Performance Structures and Materials and it addresses issues involving advanced types of structures, particularly those based on new concepts or new types of materials. Particular emphasis is placed on intelligent ‘smart structures’ as well as the application of computational methods to model, control and manage these structures and materials. The book covers topics such as: Damage and Fracture Mechanics; Composite Materials and Structures; Optimal Design; Adhesion and Adhesives; Natural Fibre Composites; Failure Criteria of FRP; Non-linear Behaviour of FRP Structures; Material Characterization; High Performance Materials; High Performance Concretes; Aerospace Structures; Reliability of Structures; Ceramics in Engineering.
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Friday, April 07, 2017 , , , ,
Michael Thomas ... 210 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (February, 2013) ...
Language: English - ASIN: B00CD8Q62I by Amazon Digital Services ... 

Supplementary cementing materials (SCMs), such as fly ash, slag, silica fume, and natural pozzolans, make a significant difference to the properties of concrete but are rarely understood in any detail. SCMs can influence the mechanical properties of concrete and improve its durability in aggressive environments. Supplementary Cementing Materials in Concrete covers the chemical, physical, and mineralogical properties of SCMs; their chemical reactions; and the resulting changes in the microstructure of concrete.

The author links the properties of the material at the microstructural level with its behavior in laboratory tests, and, in turn, to the performance of the material in concrete structures under field exposure. He explains how SCMs influence the mechanical properties of concrete and improve its durability and also covers how various SCMs influence hydration reactions and the evolution of the pore structure and pore-solution composition. However, SCMs are not a panacea for concrete and improper use may be injurious to certain properties. Achieving the maximum benefit from SCMs requires an understanding of the materials and how they impact concrete properties under various conditions. Drawing on the author’s 30 years of experience, this book helps engineers and practitioners to optimize the use of supplementary cementing materials to improve concrete performance.
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017 , ,
Sidney Mindess ... 308 pages - Publisher: Woodhead Publishing; 1st edition (June, 2008) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1845692632 - ISBN-13: 978-1845692636.

Concrete is the most widely-used construction material in the world. This important book summarises the wealth of recent research on improving qualities such as durability and sustainability as well as the emergence of a new generation of specialist concretes for particular applications. A number of chapters discuss new types of concrete such as autoclaved aerated concrete, high-strength concrete, sprayed concrete, fibre-reinforced concrete, lightweight concrete, self-compacting concrete, foamed and polymer concrete, together with their characteristics and applications. Other chapters review the development of concrete especially suited for particular conditions such as radiation protection, hot weather and underwater conditions, as well as the increasingly important area of recycling. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Developments in the formulation and reinforcement of concrete is a standard reference for civil and structural engineers. Summarises a wealth of recent research on improving qualities such as sustainability and durability. Discusses new concrete types together with their characteristics and applications. Reviews the development of concrete especially suited to particular conditions such as hot weather and under water.
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Sunday, February 19, 2017 , , , ,
Roger P. Johnson, Haig Gulvanessian ... 248 pages - Publisher: Thomas Telford; (January, 2004) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0727731513 - ISBN-13: 978-0727731517 ...

EN 1994-1-1, also known as Eurocode 4, is one standard of the Eurocode suite and describes the principles and requirements for safety, serviceability and durability of composite steel and concrete structures. This Designers guide provides the user with guidance on the interpretation and use of EN 1994-1-1 through worked examples in relation to rules for buildings, structural fire design and for bridges. It explains the relationship with the other Eurocode parts to which it refers and to the relevant British codes.
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Sunday, February 19, 2017 , , , ,
D. Moore, C. Bailey, T. Lennon, Y. Wang ... 
144 pages - Publisher: Thomas Telford Publishing; (January, 2007) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0727731572 - ISBN-13: 978-0727731579 ...

The guide takes the form of an introduction to the procedures required to achieve design solutions for a typical range of structural elements and assemblies. Worked examples are included along with appropriate text to illustrate the use of the Eurocodes for specific design scenarios.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 , , , , , ,
Alan Williams ... 512 pages - Publisher: Professional Publications; 8th edition (June, 2015) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1591264960 - ISBN-13: 978-1591264965.

Comprehensive Coverage for the 16-Hour Structural Engineering Exam: The Structural Engineering Reference Manual prepares you for the NCEES 16-hour Structural Engineering (SE) exam. It covers all exam topics and provides a comprehensive review of structural analysis and design methods. Exam-adopted codes and standards are frequently referenced, and solving methods—including strength design for timber and masonry—are thoroughly explained. You will learn how to apply concepts pertaining to vertical and lateral forces by reviewing the 244 example problems. You will also strengthen your problem-solving skills by working the 44 end-of-chapter practice problems. Each problem’s complete solution lets you check your own solving approach. New for the 8th edition, both ASD and LRFD/SD solutions and explanations are provided for masonry problems, allowing you to familiarize yourself with different problem solving methods. Access to supportive information is just as important as knowledge and problem-solving efficiency. The Structural Engineering Reference Manual’s thorough index easily directs you to the codes and concepts you will need during the exam. Cross references to more than 700 equations, 60 tables, 190 figures, 8 appendices, and relevant codes will point you to additional support material when you need it.
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Thursday, January 26, 2017 , , , ,
L. C. Hollaway, M. Leeming ... 352 pages - Publisher: Woodhead Publishing; 1st edition (March, 1999) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1855733781 - ISBN-13: 978-1855733787 ...

The in situ rehabilitation or upgrading of reinforced concrete members using bonded steel plates is an effective, convenient and economic method of improving structural performance. However, disadvantages inherent in the use of steel have stimulated research into the possibility of using fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) materials in its place, providing a non-corrosive, more versatile strengthening system. This book presents a detailed study of the flexural strengthening of reinforced and prestressed concrete members using fibre reinforces polymer composite plates. It is based to a large extent on material developed or provided by the consortium which studied the technology of plate bonding to upgrade structural units using carbon fibre / polymer composite materials. The research and trial tests were undertaken as part of the ROBUST project, one of several ventures in the UK Government's DTI-LINK Structural Composites Programme. The book has been designed for practising structural and civil engineers seeking to understand the principles and design technology of plate bonding, and for final year undergraduate and postgraduate engineers studying the principles of highway and bridge engineering and structural engineering. Detailed study of the flexural strengthening of reinforced and prestressed concrete members using fibre reinforced polymer composites + Contains in-depth case histories...
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Tuesday, January 17, 2017 , ,
Chu-Kia Wang, Charles G. Salmon, Jose A. Pincheira ... 
960 pages - Publisher: Wiley; 7th edition (July, 2006) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0471262862 - ISBN-13: 978-0471262862 ...

Updated to Reflect the 2005 ACI Building Code... Now revised to reflect the latest developments in the field, this thoroughly updated Seventh Edition of Chu-Kia Wang, Charles G. Salmon, and José A. Pincheira's Reinforced Concrete Design incorporates the changes in design rules arising from the publication of the 2005 American Concrete Institute (ACI) Building Code and Commentary (ACI 318-05). Written for students and practicing engineers, the book explains the basic concepts you need to understand and properly apply the ACI Code rules and formulas. Throughout, the emphasis is on the ACI approach involving strength and serviceability "limit states" and factored loads. Detailed numerical examples illustrate the general approach to design and analysis.

New Features: * Load and Strength Reduction Factors: Example problems in all chapters are completely revised using the load and strength reduction factors that now appear in the main body of the 2005 code. * Unified Design Provisions: The treatment of the Unified Design Provisions for flexure, which are now in the body of the 2005 ACI Code, is thoroughly revised. * Strut-and-Tie Models: Presents entirely new design provisions using strut-and-tie models, in accordance with Appendix A of the 2005 ACI Code.
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Friday, January 13, 2017 , , , , , ,
James Giancaspro ... 240 pages - Publisher: Professional Publications.; 3rd edition (August, 2015) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1591264987 - ISBN-13: 978-1591264989 ... 

Two Realistic 40-Problem Structural Depth Exams: Structural Depth Practice Exams contains two 40-problem, multiple-choice exams consistent with the NCEES Civil PE structural depth exam’s format and specifications. Like the actual exam, the problems in this book require an average of six minutes to solve. Comprehensive step-by-step solutions demonstrate accurate and efficient problem-solving approaches. Author commentary is provided in the solutions to explain time-saving shortcuts and common pitfalls. Structural Depth Practice Exams will help you to: familiarize yourself with the exam scope and format * identify accurate and efficient problem-solving approaches * connect relevant theory to exam-like problems * solve problems under timed conditions. Referenced Codes and Standards: AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications (AASHTO) * Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures (ACI 530) * Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318) * Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE/SEI7) * International Building Code (IBC) * National Design Specification for Wood Construction ASD/LRFD (NDS) * PCI Design Handbook: Precast and Prestressed Concrete (PCI) * Safety and Health Regulations for Construction (OSHA 29 CFR Part 1926) * Steel Construction Manual (AISC).
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Tuesday, January 10, 2017 , , , ,
Alphose Zingoni ... 388 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; (August, 2010) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 0415584728 - ISBN-13: 978-0415584722 ...

Advances and Trends in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation features over 300 papers classified into 21 sections, which were presented at the Fourth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation (SEMC 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, 6-8 September 2010). The SEMC conferences have been held every 3 years in Cape Town, and since then brought together academics, researchers and practitioners active in structural mechanics, associated computation and structural engineering.  The main purpose of the conferences was to review recent achievements in the advancement of knowledge and understanding in these areas, share the latest developments, and address the challenges that the present and the future pose. All major aspects of structural mechanics, associated computation and structural engineering are addressed in the present volume, including: structural mechanics (dynamics, vibration, impact, buckling, seismic response, fluid-structure interaction, soil-structure interaction); mechanics of materials (plasticity, fracture, fatigue, creep, shrinkage, damage, deterioration); numerical/computational modelling (numerical methods, formulations, finite-element modelling, structural modelling, material modelling, simulations); structural engineering and construction in the various materials (steel, concrete, timber, masonry, glass, steel-concrete composite, fibre-reinforced composite, laminated composite); design, construction and operational considerations (fire resistance, seismic resistance, loading, safety and reliability, codification, design optimisation, construction, assembly, monitoring, maintenance, repair, retrofitting). The structures dealt with include all sorts of buildings, sports facilities, bridges, viaducts, tunnels, underground structures, foundation structures, coastal structures, dams,  industrial towers and masts, containment structures (silos, tanks and pressure vessels), ship and aircraft structures, motor-vehicle structures, mechanical components and biological structures. Advances and Trends in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation is published as a book of extended abstracts, and an accompanying CD-ROM with the full papers, and will be much of interest to engineers, academics and researchers in civil, structural, mechanical and aerospace engineering, and to those concerned with the analysis, design, construction and maintenance of engineering structures.
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Saturday, December 31, 2016 , , ,
Bungale S. Taranath ... 872 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (May, 2016) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 146655620X - ISBN-13: 978-1466556201 ...

Addresses the Question Frequently Proposed to the Designer by Architects: "Can We Do This? Offering guidance on how to use code-based procedures while at the same time providing an understanding of why provisions are necessary, Tall Building Design: Steel, Concrete, and Composite Systems methodically explores the structural behavior of steel, concrete, and composite members and systems. This text establishes the notion that design is a creative process, and not just an execution of framing proposals. It cultivates imaginative approaches by presenting examples specifically related to essential building codes and standards. Tying together precision and accuracy―it also bridges the gap between two design approaches―one based on initiative skill and the other based on computer skill. The book explains loads and load combinations typically used in building design, explores methods for determining design wind loads using the provisions of ASCE 7-10, and examines wind tunnel procedures. It defines conceptual seismic design, as the avoidance or minimization of problems created by the effects of seismic excitation. It introduces the concept of performance-based design (PBD). It also addresses serviceability considerations, prediction of tall building motions, damping devices, seismic isolation, blast-resistant design, and progressive collapse. The final chapters explain gravity and lateral systems for steel, concrete, and composite buildings. The Book Also Considers: Preliminary analysis and design techniques +The structural rehabilitation of seismically vulnerable steel and concrete buildings + Design differences between code-sponsored approaches +The concept of ductility trade-off for strength. Tall Building Design: Steel, Concrete, and Composite Systems is a structural design guide and reference for practicing engineers and educators, as well as recent graduates entering the structural engineering profession. This text examines all major concrete, steel, and composite building systems, and uses the most up-to-date building codes.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2016 , , ,
P. C. Varghese ... 250 pages -Publisher: PHI; 2nd edition (April, 2010) ...
Language: English - ASIN: B00K7YFUBI by Amazon Digital Services ...

 The book, in its second edition, is lecture-based, with each chapter discussing only one topic, and an in-depth coverage being given to the fundamentals. The new edition is incorporated with the summary of elementary design of reinforced concrete members as an Appendix for a quick evaluation of the approximate quantities of steel required in ordinary buildings. The chapter on earthquake design has also been revised. The book is intended for the students of civil engineering, and the practising engineers.
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Friday, December 02, 2016 , , ,
R. T. L. Allen, S. C. Edwards, D. N. Shaw ... 
212 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; 1st edition (January, 1993) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0751400866 - ISBN-13: 978-0751400861 ...

This practical and comprehensive book enables the engineer to diagnose the cause of a fault, choose the appropriate remedial technique and ensure that the repair work is completed satisfactorily. It will be of value to all those who need to commission, supervise or carry out repairs to concrete structures.
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