Author(s)/Editor(s): Viktor Mikhaĭlovich Li︠a︡tkher | Size: 8 MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Original preprint | Publisher: John Wiley & Sons | Year: 2016 | pages: 381 | ISBN: 9781118946244
Earthquakes are a way of life on Earth, and, whether you live in an area that is often affected by earthquakes or not, every building, every road, every bridge, and, in fact, almost everything constructed by humans in which we walk, sleep, live, sit, or visit, has to be constructed to withstand an earthquake, by following local, regional, or national codes, laws, and regulations. Further to this, the science and engineering behind these constructions go further than what is mandated by government as a part of their practice. All construction, and, in general, all life on Earth, has some risk of seismic impacts.
A comprehensive description of any seismic action may be given only on a probabilistic basis and, in general, is very bulky and quite uncertain. However, for a variety of structures or systems that meet fairly simple models of behavior during earthquakes, a general description of the seismic action is not required, for prediction of the status of such facilities or systems may be sufficient to define one or more common parameters of seismic impact. Thus, it makes sense to search for optimal parameters of influence in which optimality is understood with the greatest ease with sufficient information.
This book contains a description of several models of seismic effects and examples of implementation of these models at specific sites. Using this information, scientists and engineers can design structures that are stronger, safer, and longer-lasting. It is a must-have for any scientist, engineer, or student working in or researching seismic loads and constructions with a view toward withstanding seismic activity.
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The Architecture Student's Handbook of Professional Practice, 15th edition
Author(s)/Editor(s): American Institute of Architects | Size: 8 MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Original preprint | Publisher: Wiley | Year: 2017 | pages: 672 | ISBN: 1118738977
The essential guide to beginning your career in architecture
The Architecture Student′s Handbook of Professional Practice opens the door to the vast body of knowledge required to effectively manage architectural projects and practice. A professional architect is responsible for much more than design; this book is specifically designed to help prepare you for the business and administrative challenges of working in the real–world whether you are a student or are just starting out in practice. It provides clear insight into the legal, financial, marketing, management, and administrative tasks and issues that are integral to keeping a firm running. This new edition has been restructured to be a companion textbook for students undertaking architectural practice classes, while also fulfilling the specific knowledge needs of interns and emerging professionals. It supplements information from the professional handbook with new content aimed at those setting out in the architectural profession and starting to navigate their careers. New topics covered in this new edition include: path to licensure, firm identity, professional development, strategic planning, and integrated project delivery.
Whether you want to work at a top firm, strike out on your own, or start the next up–and–coming team, the business of architecture is a critical factor in your success. This book brings the fundamentals together to give you a one–stop resource for learning the reality of architectural practice.
Learn the architect′s legal and ethical responsibilities
Understand the processes of starting and running your own firm
Develop, manage, and deliver projects on time and on budget
Become familiar with standard industry agreements and contracts
Few architects were drawn to the profession by dreams of writing agreements and negotiating contracts, but those who excel at these everyday essential tasks impact their practice in innumerable ways. The Architecture Student′s Handbook of Professional Practice provides access to the "nuts and bolts" that keep a firm alive, stable, and financially sound.
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This book focuses on the free vibrations of graphite-epoxy laminated composite stiffened shells with cutouts both in terms of the natural frequencies and mode shapes. The dynamic analysis of shell structures, which may have complex geometry and arbitrary loading and boundary conditions, is solved efficiently by the finite element method, including cutouts in shells. The results may be readily used by practicing engineers dealing with stiffened composite shells with cutouts. Several shell forms, viz. cylindrical shell, hypar shell, conoidal shell, spherical shell, saddle shell, hyperbolic paraboloidal shell and elliptic paraboloidal shell, are considered in the book. The dynamic characteristics of stiffened composite shells with cutouts are described in terms of the natural frequency and mode shapes. The size of the cutouts and their positions with respect to the shell centre are varied for different edge constraints of cross-ply and angle-ply laminated composite shells.
Table of contents :
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Fundamental Consideration....Pages 1-40
Stiffened Cylindrical Shell with Cutout....Pages 41-68
Stiffened Hypar Shell with Cutout....Pages 69-106
Stiffened Conoidal Shell with Cutout....Pages 107-143
Stiffened Spherical Shell with Cutout....Pages 145-170
Stiffened Saddle Shell with Cutout....Pages 171-195
Stiffened Hyperbolic Paraboloid Shell with Cutout....Pages 197-230
Stiffened Elliptic Paraboloid Shell with Cutout....Pages 231-268
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This is not a book specifically for civil engineering. Nevertheless, the theory presented in it (and some formulas) are valid and useful for the development of civil projects.
I think this book should be kept in this forum given the scarcity of material on the subject (Dynamics of cones and similar).
Hi Colleagues,
I would like to suggest a Book Section for:
Fire Engineering or Fire Safety Engineering.
It came to mind while posting the thread: Assessment of Total Evacuation Systems for Tall Buildings.
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Assessment of Total Evacuation Systems for Tall Buildings
Author(s)/Editor(s): Enrico Ronchi, Daniel Nilsson | Size: 2 MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Original preprint | Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York | Year: 2014 | pages: 62 | ISBN: 9781493910731
Assessment of Total Evacuation Systems for Tall Buildings
Building evacuation strategies are a critical element in high-rise building fi re safety.
Research to date has focused on elevators and exit stairs; however, there is a need to apply this research to relocation and vacuation systems, which may include combinations of these two exit strategies as well as new egress components such as sky-bridges for tall buildings.
Accordingly, the Fire Protection Research Foundation initiated this project with the objective to study possible improvements to life safety of tall buildings through an investigation of occupant relocation and evacuation strategies involving the use of exit stairs, elevators, sky-bridges and combinations thereof. The study consists of a review and compilation of existing information on this topic as well as the conduct of case study simulations of a multi-component exit strategy. This review provides the architectural design, regulatory, and research communities with a more thorough understanding of the current and emerging evacuation procedures and possible
future options.
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1 The Tall Building and the City 27
The tall building and the argument for density: Historical precedents 29
The impacts of the tall building 33
Conclusions 78
2 The Global Perspective 83
Europe 86
North America 106
South America 114
Asia 124
3 Towards an Environmental Approach 143
Climate and environmental design 150
The impacts of design 169
Tall buildings and energy 208
The environmental performance of buildings: Proposal for design criteria 220
4 the environmental paradigm of tall buildings 237
Europe: Frankfurt and London 240
North America: New York City 277
South America: São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro 292
Asia: Abu Dhabi and Guangzhou 301
Critical review: The environmental performance of tall buildings 309
5 Final Considerations: Lessons Learnt and Future Issues for the
Environmental Tall Building
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Mechanics of Materials: With Applications in Excel® covers the fundamentals of the mechanics of materials―or strength of materials―in a clear and easily understandable way. Each chapter explains the theory of the underlying principles and the applicable mathematical relations, offering examples that illustrate the application of the mathematical relations to physical situations. Then, homework problems―arranged from the simplest to the most demanding―are presented, along with a number of challenging review problems, to ensure comprehension of key concepts.
What makes this book unique is that it also instills practical skills for developing Microsoft Excel applications to solve mechanics of materials problems using numerical techniques. Mechanics of Materials: With Applications in Excel® provides editable Excel spreadsheets representing all the examples featured in the text, PowerPoint lecture slides, multimedia simulations, graphics files, and a solutions manual with qualifying course adoption.
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The home defines us, and the way we are housed is central to our self image and culture. While always addressing market imperatives in terms of land use and form, housing is at one end of the spectrum obsessed with style and formal pattern-making, at the other with regulation and normative concepts of family. This book explores a range of contemporary American housing grouped according to three common typologies found in both small and large cities: high-rise, reuse, and infill.
The concept for the publication evolved from three visiting critic studios at the Syracuse University School of Architecture. The studios focused on these three building types, employing a case-study format as the basis for each studio’s design courses. Jared Della Valle and Andy Bernheimer of Della Valle Bernheimer based their studio on a high-rise site in the Hudson Yards of New York City that was an actual site for their firm; Julie Eizenberg of Koning Eizenberg Architecture set her project within the context of the renovation of an abandoned warehouse in downtown Syracuse; and Stanley Saitowitz of Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma Architects activated a variety of infill sites located along the expansion of the BART system in San Francisco. These studios sought to explore and bring together the most enlightened thinking about various forms of housing and other commercial types of development that might be engaged as they define our culture and revitalize our urban centers. Each architect approached the pedagogy of the studio in a different way and contributed an essay to this publication; they also, like curators of urban design, suggested projects that exemplify national models.
The suite of three studios and this publication were made possible through the generous support of Judith Greenberg Seinfeld, a Syracuse University trustee and an advisory board member of the School of Architecture. She understood the importance of giving students the tools to participate broadly in making and remaking our cities. We are appreciative of her vision and commitment to the work of the School and the University.
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Mechanics of Materials: With Applications in Excel
Author(s):
Bichara B. Muvdi, Souhail Elhouar
Publish Date:
2016
ISBN:
9781466570719
Published By:
CRC Press
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