A total of 21 technical papers comprise this Special Publication which covers recent developments in lateral force transfer in buildings.
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The TVSdesign concept for the landmark "Dubai Towers- Dubai" is the centerpiece for "The Lagoons," a new urban development in Dubai, UAE. The four towers, ranging from 57 to 88 floors atop a nine level podium, are clustered to form a choreographed sculpture, representing the movement of candlelight.
The dramatic Dubai Towers, visible from extended distances, will combine in form to represent the future of Dubai and its innovative achievements. The architectural expressions are guided by a sophisticated aesthetic along with structural and engineering triumphs unmatched by any modern structure. The buildings will serve residential, commercial, retail and hospitality purposes.
Strategically located on the extension of the Dubai Creek, the project centers on concepts of environment, conservation parkland and open spaces. The island community is located next to the Ras Al Kror Wildlife Sanctuary and is one of the first projects in Dubai undergoing an Integrated Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) following international standards across all phases of the project. Culture will also be a big focus with the construction of a planetarium, museum, art center, theatre and opera house.
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A workbook with multi excel sheets built for the design of bridge abutment based on ACI code .
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Based on a discussion of conflicts in the urbanization process, this book provides theoretical and practical solutions for the preservation and development of urban localities. On the basis of informative case studies, it reveals the similarities and unique aspects of urbanization in Germany and China. The process of urban growth and the future trend of locality and urbanization are also examined. The book gathers contributions from architects, landscape designers, environmental engineers, urban planners and geographers, who analyze urban issues from their individual perspectives and provide methods for preserving and developing urban localities. As such, it expresses responses to urban development trends against the backdrop of sustainability in the 21st century.
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INDIAN - HANDBOOK ON SEISMIC RETROFIT OF BUILDINGS (2007).
Author(s)/Editor(s): CENTRAL PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT & INDIAN BUILDING CONGRESS | Size: 22,8 MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Unspecified | Publisher: Central Public Works Department, India. | Year: 2007 | pages: 618
Many existing buildings do not meet the seismic strength requirement. The need for seismic retrofitting in existing building can arise due to any of the following reasons:
1) building not designed to code.
2) subsequent updating of code and design practice.
3) subsequent upgrading of seismic zone.
4) deterioration of strength and aging.
5) modification of existing structure.
6) change in use of the building, etc.
In India, almost 85% of total buildings are nonengineered buildings made up of earthen walls, stone walls, brick masonry walls, etc.
This Handbook has been envisaged to address this serious and widespread problem of seismic vulnerability of buildings. The Handbook covers the seismic retrofitting of both engineered and non-engineered buildings.
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Huge earthquakes and tsunamis have caused serious damage to important structures such as civil infrastructure elements, buildings and power plants around the globe. To quantitatively evaluate such damage processes and to design effective prevention and mitigation measures, the latest high-performance computational mechanics technologies, which include telascale to petascale computers, can offer powerful tools. The phenomena covered in this book include seismic wave propagation in the crust and soil, seismic response of infrastructure elements such as tunnels considering soil-structure interactions, seismic response of high-rise buildings, seismic response of nuclear power plants, tsunami run-up over coastal towns and tsunami inundation considering fluid-structure interactions. The book provides all necessary information for addressing these phenomena, ranging from the fundamentals of high performance computing for finite element methods, key algorithms of accurate dynamic structural analysis, fluid flows with free surfaces, and fluid-structure interactions, to practical applications with detailed simulation results. The book will offer essential insight for researchers and engineers working in the field of computational seismic/tsunami engineering.
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The book is an attempt to introduce Chinese gardens in various cities from unique professional perspectives, demonstrating the exquisiteness of traditional gardens in an effort to present the skilful and elaborate designs. The Chinese gardens presented here are classified in three categories: Traditional Chinese private gardens, Historic Chinese gardens in modern time, and Newly-built Chinese gardens. Traditional Chinese private gardens value harmony between man and nature.
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Structural Fire Performance of Contemporary Post-tensioned Concrete Construction
Author(s)/Editor(s): John Gales, Kathleen Hartin, Luke A. Bisby | Size: 4 MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Original preprint | Publisher: Springer | Year: 2015 | pages: 104 | ISBN: 1493932799
This SpringerBrief equips readers to develop defensible fire safety designs for a range of concrete structures. It identifies current gaps in the research and provides a more complete understanding of the structural and thermal response of contemporary Post-tensioned (PT) concrete structures to fire. The brief includes chapters on contemporary construction using PT concrete, previous structural fire test research programs, recent research programs, real fire case studies, and current research needs. It explores the progression of PT concrete structures, looking at the sustainability and aesthetic benefits, the ongoing development of stronger concretes, and best practice guidance for improving safety in the event of fire. Designed for practitioners and researchers in fire engineering, this brief is a valuable tool for those studying the impact of fire on concrete, fire safety designs, and building safety optimization. Advanced-level students in civil engineering will also find the content useful.
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This book presents key advances in the modeling of reinforcement corrosion and concrete durability. It also examines various further aspects of reinforcement corrosion and concrete durability, striking a balance between modeling and testing. Particular attention is paid to innovative treatments for avoiding deterioration, and to methods for modeling performance in a real environment. Some basic aspects related to non-destructive testing techniques are also discussed. Deterioration-related topics addressed in the book include the basis for modeling alkali-silica reactions, chloride diffusion and the development of concrete microstructure; measurement-related topics include cathodic protection, polarization resistance and resistivity. A combined approach using the AFM technique and polarization measurements is examined, and the relation between cracking and corrosion and the treatment of concrete with hydrophobes or innovative products such as hydrotalcite is also discussed.
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Strain Hardening Cement Composites, SHCC hereafter, demonstrate excellent mechanical behavior showing tensile strain hardening and multiple fine cracks. This strain hardening behavior improves the durability of concrete structures employing SHCC and the multiple fine cracks enhance structural performance. Reliable tensile performance of SHCC enables us to design structures explicitly accounting for SHCC’s tensile properties. Reinforced SHCC elements (R/SHCC) indicate large energy absorbing performance under large seismic excitation. Against various types of loads, R/SHCC elements can be designed by superimposing re-bar performance and SHCC’s tensile performance.
This report focuses on flexural design, shear design, FE modeling and anti-seismic design of R/SHCC elements as well as application examples. Establishing design methods for new materials usually leads to exploring application areas and this trend should be demonstrated by collecting actual application examples of SHCC in structures.
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