Rüdiger Meiswinkel, Julian Meyer, Jürgen Schnell ...
150 pages
Publisher: Ernst & Sohn; 1st edition (May 28, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3433030421
ISBN-13: 978-3433030424
Despite all the efforts being put into expanding renewable energy
sources, large-scale power stations will be essential as part of a
reliable energy supply strategy for a longer period. Given that they are
low on CO2 emissions, many countries are moving into or expanding
nuclear energy to cover their baseload supply.
Building structures
required for nuclear plants whose protective function means they are
classified as safety-related, have to meet particular construction
requirements more stringent than those involved in conventional
construction. This book gives a comprehensive overview from approval
aspects given by nuclear and construction law, with special attention to
the interface between plant and construction engineering, to a building
structure classification. All life cycle phases are considered, with
the primary focus on execution. Accidental actions on structures, the
safety concept and design and fastening systems are exposed to a
particular treatment.
Selected chapters from the German
concrete yearbook are now being published in the new English
"Beton-Kalender Series" for the benefit of an international audience. Since it was founded in 1906, the Ernst & Sohn "Beton-Kalender" has
been supporting developments in reinforced and prestressed concrete.
The aim was to publish a yearbook to reflect progress in
"ferro-concrete" structures until - as the book's first editor, Fritz
von Emperger (1862-1942), expressed it - the "tempestuous development"
in this form of construction came to an end. However, the
"Beton-Kalender" quickly became the chosen work of reference for civil
and structural engineers, and apart from the years 1945-1950 has been
published annually ever since.
