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MANUAL FOR ANALYSIS & DESIGN USING ETABS

The primary objective of this document is to make sure that ETABS is used consistently by the structural
engineers in Atkins office in Dubai in terms of:
• modelling and analysis procedures
• use of applicable built-in international codes
• And complying with local authorities specific requirements.
This document is intended to complement the ETABS manuals and other relevant technical papers published
by CSI. It is assumed that the user of this manual has a good command of ETABS and is familiar with the
following codes:
• UBC 97 seismic provisions
• ASCE 7 provisions for wind loading
• BS codes of practice

Local Authority specific requirements are covered in Appendices at the end of this document.
The procedures in this document are based on standard practice in Dubai. However, for specific projects, some
parameters or procedures need to be revised. This shall be done in accordance with the design statement and
in conjunction with the project lead engineer.
Manual for

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200 Questions and Answers on Practical Civil Engineering Works

This book is intended primarily to arouse the interests of graduate engineers, assistant
engineers and engineers in the technical aspect of civil engineering works. The content of
the book mainly focuses on providing the reasons of adoption of the various current
practices of civil engineering. By understanding the underlying principles of engineering
practices, graduate engineers/assistant engineers/engineers may develop an interest in civil
engineering works. It is also intended that the book will serve as a useful source of
reference for practicing engineers.

Some of these questions are selected from the book and published in the column “The Civil
FAQ” in the monthly journal The Hong Kong Engineer under the Hong Kong Institution of
Engineer. Other than this book, I have written another book called “Civil Engineering
Practical Notes A-Z” which contains similar format and targets to provide quick and
concise answers to frequently asked questions raised by engineers during their day-to-day
work.

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BOUNDARY ELEMENTS Theory and Applications

The last three decades have been marked by the evolution of electronic computers
and an enormous and wide-spread availability of computational power. This has

boosted the development of computational methods and their application in engi-
neering and in the analysis and design of structures, which extend from bridges to

aircrafts and from machine elements to tunnels and the human body. New scientific

subfields were generated in all engineering disciplines being described as “Compu-
tational”, e.g. Computational Mechanics, Computational Fluid Mechanics, Com-
putational Structural Analysis, Computational Structural Dynamics etc. The Finite

Element Method (FEM) and the Boundary Element Method (BEM) are the most
popular of the computational methods. While the FEM has been long established
and is most well known in the engineering community, the BEM appeared later
offering new computational capabilities with its effectiveness, accuracy and low
computational cost.

Although the BEM is taught as a regular course at an ever increasing number of
universities, there is a noticeable lack of a textbook which could help students as
well as professional engineers to understand the method, the underlying theory and
its application to engineering problems. An essential reason is that BEM courses

are taught mainly as advanced graduate courses, and therefore much of the under-
lying fundamental knowledge of mathematics and mechanics is not covered in the

respective undergraduate courses. Thus, the existing books on BEM are addressed
rather to academia and researchers who, somehow, have already been exposed to
the BEM than to students following a BEM course for the first time and engineers
who are using boundary element software in industry.

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Basic Civil Engineering by B.C. Punmia

Basic Civil Engineering is designed to enrich the preliminary conceptual knowledge about civil engineering to the students of non-civil branches of engineering.

The coverage includes materials for construction, building construction, basic surveying and other major topics like environmental engineering, geo-technical engineering,

transport traffic & urban engineering, irrigation and water supply engineering and CAD.

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BIM Handbook A Guide to Building Information Modeling

The BIM Handbook is addressed to building developers, owners, managers, and inspectors; to architects, engineers of all disciplines, construction contractors, and fabricators; and to students of architecture, civil engineering, and building construction. It reviews Building Information Modeling and its related technologies, its potential benefi ts, its costs and needed infrastructure.

It also discusses the present and future infl uences of BIM on regulatory agencies; legal practice associated with the building industry; and manufacturers of building products it is directed at readers in these areas. A rich set of BIM case studies are presented and various BIM tools and technologies are described. Current and future industry and societal impacts are also explored.

BIM is developing rapidly, and it is diffi cult to keep up with the advances in both technology and practice.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is a collaborative contracting paradigm that has been developed and adopted within the three years since we completed the fi rst edition. BIM tools are increasingly used to support sustainable design, construction, and operation.

There has been increasing support by BIM for lean design and construction methods which are highlighted throughout the book. Some innovations we predicted would become commercial by 2012, such as tracking of building components using BIM and radio-frequency ID tagging, have already been used in practice.

This edition not only addresses these themes and updates the material relate to the BIM applications; it also introduces sections on new technologies, such as laser scanning and BIM servers. It also includes six new case studies.

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AutoCAD Secrets Every User Should Know

CAD software is used in so many fields of design that it would be impossible to develop
extensive standards that apply to all of them.

I’ve trained people who use AutoCAD to design quilts, hearing aids, doll clothes, houses, barns, commercial buildings, M16s, submarine hatches, and the myriad components of machinery. But there are some foundational rules that represent a consensus among serious users of CAD.

You’ll find exceptions to these rules, of course, but think of them the way you think of the rules for dimensioning drawings: You follow them if possible. The fact that a rule has rare exceptions doesn’t reduce its value as a guide.

You certainly follow the rules requiring you to drive on the proper side of the road all the time except when a dog darts out in front of you, or the road is washed away by a flash flood, or you’re passing someone. So, here are some of my rules for using AutoCAD.

Much of the material in this book was developed for the Advanced AutoCAD course at Southern Maine Community College and then used in presentations at Autodesk University
over the past decade. The topics derive from the kinds of questions I’ve been asked over the years by people who use AutoCAD every day.

This isn’t meant to be a comprehensive book about AutoCAD. I’ve tried to identify common problem areas and provide some advice on how to approach them.

I’m also trying to preserve some traditional knowledge that is often overlooked by users: knowledge as simple as making proper centerlines, as arcane as using DOS to improve efficiency, as exciting as programming, and as dramatic as 3D modeling. Here’s a brief review of what’s covered in each chapter.

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Traffic and Highway Engineering

Traffic and Highway Engineering, Fourth Edition, is designed for students in engineering programs where courses in transportation, highway, or traffic engineering are offered.

In most cases, these courses are taught in the third or fourth year but are also covered at the graduate level.

This book also is designed to serve as a professional reference.

Thus, the objectives of this textbook are:

(1) To be a contemporary and complete text in highway and traffic engineering that can be used primarily at the undergraduate level.

It may be used at the graduate level for courses that emphasize highway topics.

Due to its complete coverage of the material, the textbook is designed for flexible use in developing a single course or for use in two or more courses.

(2) To serve as a reference for engineers in the highway field and as a study guide for use in preparing for the professional engineering license exam, review courses,

and prepa ration for graduate comprehensive exams in transportation engineering.

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345 Solved Seismic Design Problems preference

This book introduces you to the seismic exam and tells you how to use 345 Solved Seismic Design Problem. It also explains how to relate this book to reference materials, such as the California Building Code, Seismic Design of Building Structure, and others. Using this book as a study guide, you will be surprised to discover how effectively you can learn seismic principles and fundamental earthquake engineering of structure to successfully pass the special seismic exam.

This book gives you the opportunity to work problems of the same format and difficulty as those on the seismic portion of the California Special Civil Engineer exam. Every problem is fully solved.

Content:
Seismology principles, Earthquake Characteristics, and basiic structural dynamics.
Codes and regulatory provisions
Diaphragm theory
Details of structure
Design problems
A. useful conversion factors
B. reference and suggested reading

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Hydrology in Practice

The concept of the hydrological cycle forms the basis for the engineering hydrologist’s
understanding of the sources of water at or under the Earth’s surface and its consequent
movement by various pathways back to the principal storage in the oceans. Two of the
greatest problems for the hydrologist are quantifying the amount of water in the different
phases in the cycle and evaluating the rate of transfer of water from one phase to another
within the cycle.

Thus measurement within the components of the cycle is a major
function; this has not been subject to coordinated planning until the mid 20th century.
Most hydrological variables such as rainfall, streamflow or groundwater have been
measured for many years by separate official bodies, private organizations or even
individual amateurs, but there has been very little logical design in the pattern of
measurements. The installation of gauges for rainfall or streamflow has usually been
made to serve a single, simple purpose, e.g.

Hydrology in Practice is addressed primarily to civil engineering undergraduates. It
aims to give an essentially practical approach to the various facets of the subject and
emphasizes the application of hydrological knowledge to solving engineering problems.
However, the style of the book should also be attractive to undergraduates in other
disciplines hoping to make a career in the water industry. Additionally, it could be a
useful reference book to the junior engineer in the design office of a consulting engineer
or water authority concerned with water engineering problems.

Civil engineers in thedeveloping countries could also benefit from this introduction to a specialist subject. Although presented from a British viewpoint, the subject is set in a global context; hydrological conditions in the different climatic regions are described; incidences of
hydrological extremes are necessarily taken from worldwide situations; and examples of
major engineering applications from many countries are noted appropriately in the text.

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MWH’s Water Treatment: Principles and Design, 3rd Edition

the definitive guide to the theory and practice of water treatment engineering

THIS NEWLY REVISED EDITION of the classic reference provides complete, up-to-date coverage of both theory and practice of water treatment system design. The Third Edition brings the field up to date, addressing new regulatory requirements, ongoing environmental concerns, and the emergence of pharmacological agents and other new chemical constituents in water.

Written by some of the foremost experts in the field of public water supply, Water Treatment, Third Edition maintains the book’s broad scope and reach, while reorganizing the material for even greater clarity and readability. Topics span from the fundamentals of water chemistry and microbiology to the latest methods for detecting constituents in water, leading-edge technologies for implementing water treatment processes, and the increasingly important topic of managing residuals from water treatment plants. Along with hundreds of illustrations, photographs, and extensive tables listing chemical properties and design data, this volume:

Introduces a number of new topics such as advanced oxidation and enhanced coagulation
Discusses treatment strategies for removing pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Examines advanced treatment technologies such as membrane filtration, reverse osmosis, and ozone addition
Details reverse osmosis applications for brackish groundwater, wastewater, and other water sources
Provides new case studies demonstrating the synthesis of full-scale treatment trains

A must-have resource for engineers designing or operating water treatment plants, Water Treatment, Third Edition is also useful for students of civil, environmental, and water resources engineering.

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