This work is a practical commentary on the FIDIC and EPC turnkey contracts widely used in the international construction industry. It provides clause-by-clause analysis of these contracts, accompanied by practical guidance on their application in specific projects. It also reproduces the contracts in full as an appendix. * Detailed, clause-by-clause approach makes it a highly practical working tool * Invaluable for international projects where the use of FIDIC standard contracts is increasing all the time
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In Part 1 of this series of articles, I expressed the opinion that there is a serious problem in the way that we teach structural analysis in our universities. The main problem, as I see it, is that far too much time is spent teaching the “number crunching” phase of analysis, and far too little time teaching the more important “modeling” and “interpretation” phases. As a consequence, students are poorly educated in the proper use of computers. The fault lies not with the computer, but with the way that structural analysis is taught. Basic Education for a Structural Engineer (April 2007 STRUCTURE) proposed a course content for structural analysis. The proposed content emphasizes hand calculation methods such as Moment Distribution and Slope Deflection, and mentions computers only once. In my opinion it is outdated, and it perpetuates the problem noted above. This article proposes a solution, in the form of an outline for a much different course content with a different set of outcomes. This course content places much greater emphasis on the effective use of computers.
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These papers are for those teaching finite element method in university. I clearly remember one professor writing on the black board lot's of equations for about 3 hours and in the end while looking at the long waited results he was saying: "Oops I did it again, a mistake at some point, check the book for the right version".
And for those teaching statics. I remember struggling to solve undetermined 2d frames in the 1h and 30min allowed time. It was like preparing for marathon, each time solving faster to get a better time, one mistake meant complete failure.
Fx-82ms Casio hand calculator was a 20min gain (nike sneakers instead of naked feet). It was the difference between marks, between students, some had Texas Instruments TI-32, not everybody afforded that Casio.
Mr. Powell decided to criticise all this, so to all professors read and think how well prepared are your students for real world projects after learning from you all the stuff you never use or need in practice (which is the real thing casualties material losses).
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kindy, please help me to find this code
Full Title : ITG-5.1-07 Acceptance Criteria for Special Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Structural Walls Based on Validation Testing
Author: ACI Innovation Task Group 5
Publication Year: 2008
Pages: 19
ISBN: 9780870312700
Categories: Prestressed Concrete
Formats: PDF
Full Title : ITG-5.2-09Requirements for Design of a Special Unbonded Post-Tensioned Precast Shear Wall Satisfying ACI ITG-5.1 & Comm
Author: ACI Innovation Task Group 5
Publication Year: 2009
Pages: 21
ISBN: 9780870313394
Categories: Seismic & Lateral Forces
Formats: Printed Document or PDF
The Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (icccbe2010) and the 17th International EG-ICE Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering (ICE10)
Size: ? MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Unspecified | Publisher: The University of Nottingham | Year: 2010 | ISBN: ISBN 978-1-907284-60-1
This media contains the Proceedings of The 13th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (icccbe2010) and the 17th International EG-ICE Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering (ICE10). The conference was held in Nottingham, UK, between 30 June - 2 July 2010. This media is accompanied with the book of the proceedings containing the extended abstracts of the papers. The Introduction page contains an explanation on what this media contains and how to access the information.
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The Analysis of Irregular Shaped Structures Diaphragms and Shear Walls
Author: R. Terry Malone, Robert Rice | Size: 48 MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Unspecified | Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional | Year: 2011 | pages: 576 | ISBN: 007176383X, 9780071763837
A Complete Guide to Solving Lateral Load Path Problems
The Analysis of Irregular Shaped Structures: Diaphragms and Shear Walls explains how to calculate the forces to be transferred across multiple discontinuities and reflect the design requirements on construction documents. Step-by-step examples offer progressive coverage, from basic to very advanced illustrations of load paths in complicated structures. The book is based on the 2009 International Building Code, ASCE/SEI 7-05, the 2005 Edition of the National Design Specification for Wood Construction, and the 2008 Edition of the Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS-08).
COVERAGE INCLUDES:
Code sections and analysis
Diaphragm basics
Diaphragms with end horizontal offsets
Diaphragms with intermediate offsets
Diaphragms with openings
Open front and cantilever diaphragms
Diaphragms with vertical offsets
Complex diaphragms with combined openings and offsets
Standard shear walls
Shear walls with openings
Discontinous shear walls
Horizontally offset shear walls
The portal frame
Rigid moment-resisting frame walls--the frame method of analysis
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This document specifies requirements for hot-applied normal and fuel resistant joint sealants to be used in roads, airfields and other trafficked areas. The specification also applies to hot-applied normal joint sealants in bituminous surfacing and between bituminous surfacing and concrete pavements.
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This document specifies the requirements for cold applied normal and fuel resistant joint sealants for concrete pavements to be used in roads, parking decks, bridge decks, airfields and other trafficked areas.
This document does not cover the use in gasoline stations, jet fuel stations on airfields and the chemical industry.
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Author: Benson H. Tongue | Size: 16 MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Unspecified | Publisher: Oxford University Press | Year: 2001 , 2 edition | pages: not complete 388 of 528 | ISBN: 0195142462
In this second edition of Principles of Vibration, Benson H. Tongue takes a refreshingly informal approach to the understanding and analysis of vibration problems. His student-friendly style creates a sense of "one-on-one" communication to which students respond with enthusiasm, declaring that the text is enjoyable, informative, and even "good bedtime reading." The text material can be used in a first vibrations course and in advanced undergraduate/beginning graduate courses. Some familiarity with linear algebra, elementary deformable bodies, and beginning dynamics is assumed. Tongue provides a basic understanding of the principles of vibrations, presenting the core ideas and theories that define the field. Starting with classical material--single-degree-of-freedom systems--he branches out into modern topics, emphasizing multiple-degree-of-freedom systems. Principles of Vibration, Second Edition is an ideal text for senior undergraduates and graduate students in mechanical, civil, and aeronautical engineering departments.
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Large Strain Finite Element Method: A Practical Course, takes an introductory approach to the subject of large strains and large displacements in finite elements and starts from the basic concepts of finite strain deformability, including finite rotations and finite displacements. The necessary elements of vector analysis and tensorial calculus on the lines of modern understanding of the concept of tensor will also be introduced.
This book explains how tensors and vectors can be described using matrices and also introduces different stress and strain tensors. Building on these, step by step finite element techniques for both hyper and hypo-elastic approach will be considered.
Material models including isotropic, unisotropic, plastic and viscoplastic materials will be independently discussed to facilitate clarity and ease of learning. Elements of transient dynamics will also be covered and key explicit and iterative solvers including the direct numerical integration, relaxation techniques and conjugate gradient method will also be explored.
This book contains a large number of easy to follow illustrations, examples and source code details that facilitate both reading and understanding.
Takes an introductory approach to the subject of large strains and large displacements in finite elements. No prior knowledge of the subject is required.
Discusses computational methods and algorithms to tackle large strains and teaches the basic knowledge required to be able to critically gauge the results of computational models.
Contains a large number of easy to follow illustrations, examples and source code details.
Accompanied by a website hosting code examples.
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