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Covers current design techniques for both allowable stress and new load and resistance factor design (LRFD) approaches recommended by the forthcoming American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials draft specifications. Addresses the need for repair or replacement of 225,000 U.S. highway bridges as well as the need for 70,000 new bridges in the next 15 years.
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Heavy timber construction is one of the oldest types of buildings used in the development of this country. Its superior performance has been demonstrated in thousands of buildings during the past hundred and fifty years, many of which are still in satisfactory use. As originally conceived, the heavy timber building was a multi-story structure, designed and used primarily for industrial and storage purposes. Today, its use has been expanded to include many other occupancies. It is commonly used for assembly and mercantile buildings, such as schools, churches, auditoriums, gymnasiums, supermarkets, and for various other structures.
This publication defines the minimum requirements for heavy timber construction, and provides illustrations of good construction details. These are recommended to the architect and builder as a guide in developing a safe and economical form of construction.
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Sulfate Attack on Concrete (Modern Concrete Technology Series, Volume 10)
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By J. Marchand
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Number Of Pages: 238
Publication Date: 2001-12-07
Sulfate attack is one of several mechanisms of concrete deterioration. This book provides a comprehensive reference to this important subject, covering: a short history of concrete deterioration due to sulfate attack, the origin of sulfates in concrete, the importance of appropriate concrete processing, forms and physical-chemical mechanisms of concrete deterioration due to sulfates, preventative measures, standardization and numerous case histories.
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Diagnosis of Deterioration in Concrete Structures - Identification of defects, evaluation and development of remedial action
This broad introduction to concrete deterioration outlines the major causes and mechanisms of deterioration. Three stages of assessment are covered: investigation of current condition, diagnosis and selection of appropriate solution Numerous references.
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Soil represents the oldest and most used building material. Current paradox is that up to now this subject of Earth structures was not fully covered. This book describes the principles of soil workability as construction material including two basic forms of its treatment using geosynthetics and stabilization. It describes logics of design and control of Earth structures that significantly differ from other building materials, which brings more uncertainty and risk. Therefore Earth structures are still offering wider space for detailing the design and improvement of financial calculations quality.
Following the general part, where the principles of limit states according to Eurocode 7 - Geotechnical design are also described in more detail, the book concentrates on earth structures of transport, water and environmental projects. The parts devoted to transport projects covers in more details limit states of stability and deformation. The part devoted to water engineering prioritizes the limit state of internal erosion. The part regarding earth structures of environmental structures describes new phenomenon where part of the structure is created from non standard materials, usually susceptible to internal collapse, double porosity, unsaturation, etc. It also concentrates on protection of the surrounding from contamination.
The book focuses on the principles, logic of processes, understanding of the most important problems, so that all participants of the construction (client, designer, contractor and supervisor) are able to build these earth structures more safely and economically.
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Professor Buddhima Indraratna, Professor Jian Chu, "Ground Improvement, Volume 3: Case Histories"
Publisher: Elsevier Science | 2005-11-07 | ISBN 0080446337 | PDF | 608 pages | 22.7 MB
The first book of its kind, providing over thirty real-life case studies of ground improvement projects selected by the worlds top experts in ground improvement from around the globe.
Volume 3 of the highly regarded Elsevier Geo-engineering book series coordinated by the Series Editor: Professor John A Hudson FREng.
An extremely reader friendly chapter format.
Discusses wider economical and environmental issues facing scientists in the ground improvement.
Ground improvement has been both a science and art, with significant developments observed through ancient history. From the use of straw as blended infill with soils for additional strength during the ancient Roman civilizations, and the use of elephants for compaction of earth dams during the early Asian civilizations, the concepts of reinforced earth with geosynthetics, use of electrokinetics and thermal modifications of soils have come a long way. The use of large and stiff stone columns and subsequent sand drains in the past has now been replaced by quicker to install and more effective prefabricated vertical drains, which have also eliminated the need for more expensive soil improvement methods.
The early selection and application of the most appropriate ground improvement techniques can improve considerably not only the design and performance of foundations and earth structures, including embankments, cut slopes, roads, railways and tailings dams, but also result in their cost-effectiveness. Ground improvement works have become increasingly challenging when more and more problematic soils and marginal land have to be utilized for infrastructure development.
This edited compilation contains a collection of Chapters from invited experts in various areas of ground improvement, who have illustrated the basic concepts and the applications of different ground improvement techniques using real projects that they have been involved in. The case histories from many countries ranging from Asia, America, Australia and Europe are addressed.
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Measuring, Monitoring and Modeling Concrete Properties
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Measuring, Monitoring and Modeling Concrete Properties: An International Symposium dedicated to Professor Surendra P. Shah, Northwestern University, USA
By Maria S. Konsta-Gdoutos
Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 786
Publication Date: 2006-07-28
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1402051034
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781402051036
This state-of-the-art volume covers the latest and future trends in measuring, monitoring and modeling the properties of cement based materials including computational and experimental micro-mechanical modeling of high-performance cementitious composites (HPFRCs), mechanical behavior and fracture of conventional and new cement based composites, advanced methods for crack detection in concrete, realistic assessment and modeling for mechanical behavior of early age concrete, autogenous shrinkage and microcracking in heterogeneous systems, quantitative image analysis for microstructural characterization of concrete, development of innovative cementitious materials, composition of concretes with special rheological properties, new concepts for the processing of repair and rehabilitation measures of concrete structures and historic building materials, bond characteristics and structural behavior of fiber reinforced plastics and hybrid fabrics, and modeling of textile reinforced concrete.
This book contains 94 papers presented at the four day International Symposium “Measuring, Monitoring and Modeling Concrete Properties” (MMMCP), dedicated to Professor Surendra P. Shah, Northwestern University, USA. The event was held within the context of the 16th European Conference of Fracture (ECF16), at the Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece, July 3-7, 2006. The book presents the latest research work of renowned experts in the area of cement and concrete sciences and is useful for the student, the engineer and the researcher who wants to get an integrated picture of the recent developments in the area of experimental and computational methods of measuring, monitoring and modeling concrete properties.
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High Performance Concrete (Modern Concrete Technology)
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High Performance Concrete (Modern Concrete Technology)
By Pierre - C Aitcin
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Number Of Pages: 591
Publication Date: 1998-08-25
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0419192700
A complete review of the fast - developing topic of high performance concrete by one of the leading researchers in the field. It covers all aspects of HSC from materials, properties and technology, to construction and testing. The book will be valuable for all concrete technologists and construction engineers wishing to take advantage of the remarkable properties of the material.
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Yiannis Tsompanakis, Nikkos D. Lagaros - Structural Design Optimization Considering Uncertainties
Taylor & Francis
2008
ISBN: 0415452600
Pages: 634
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Typically, uncertainties play a dominant role during the design and optimization procedure of structures and products. This book presents the latest research findings in the scientific field of structural optimization considering uncertainties. The selected contributions deal with the use of probabilistic methods for the optimal design of different types of structures and various considerations of uncertainties. This new volume is a "multi-collective" book of twenty-one, high-quality and self-contained chapters, which present state-of-the-art theoretical advances and applications in various fields of probabilistic computational mechanics.
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An innovative concept, smart structural systems have proven to be extremely effective in absorbing damaging energy and/or counteracting potentially devastating force, thus limiting structural collapse and subsequent injury. As this technology rapidly evolves, there is an ever-increasing need for an authoritative reference that will allow those in the field to stay abreast of the very latest advances.
Smart Structures: Innovative Systems for Seismic Response organizes current research and technology to provide researchers and practicing engineers, as well as advanced students, with the means to learn about and apply the very latest smart structure innovations. Key features include—
Complete mathematical formulations and numerical procedures for topics presented New technologies Design guidelines and examples based on current official codes Consideration of smart structures on a variety of foundations Discussion of the use of smart structures with passive or semi-active devices Extensive references
Designed for self-teaching, the text emphasizes essential information on structural formulations, mechanism of control systems, and numerical algorithms. It also provides step-by-step numerical examples to illustrate mathematical formulations and interpret physical representations, enabling readers to understand the forumulae vis-à-vis their applications. Each chapter comprehensively explores a specific topic, from smart structure systems currently in use, to case studies utilizing simulated earthquake data.
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