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Advanced Soil Mechanics – Braja.Das – Free PDF

Soils are aggregates of mineral particles, and together with air and/or water in the void spaces, they form three-phase systems. A large portion of the earth’s surface is covered by soils, and they are widely used as construction and foundation materials. Soil mechanics is the branch of engineering that deals with the engineering properties of soils and their behavior under stress.

This book is divided into eight chapters—“Soil aggregate, plasticity, and classification,” “Stresses and strains—elastic equilibrium,” “Stresses and displacement in a soil mass,” “Pore water pressure due to undrained loading,” “Permeability and seepage,” “Consolidation,” “Shear strength of soils,” and “Settlement of foundations.”

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An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering – Holtz & Kovacs Free PDF

An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering is intended for use in the first of two-course sequence in geotechnical engineering usually taught to third- and fourth-year ungraduate Civil Engineering students.

We assume that students have a working knowlege of ungraduate mechanics, especially statics and mechanics of materials (including fluids).

A knowledge of basic geology, although helpful, is not essential. We introduce the « language » of geotechnical engineering in the first course, that is, the classification and engineering properties of soils.

Once the student have a working knowledge of how soil behaves as an engineering material, he/she can begin to predict soil behavior, and in the second course , to carry out the design of simple foundations and earthquake systems.

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Basics of Retaining Wall Design By Hugh Brooks Free PDF

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Structural And Stress Analysis – Fourth Edition Free PDF

By T.H.G. Megson

The purpose of this book is to provide, in a unified form, a text covering the associated topics of structural and stress analysis for students of civil engineering during the first two years of their degree course.

The book is also intended for students studying for Higher National Diplomas, Higher National Certificates, and related courses in civil engineering.

Frequently, textbooks on these topics concentrate on structural analysis or stress analysis, and often they are lectured as two separate courses. There is, however, a degree of overlap between the two subjects and, moreover, they are closely related.

In this book, therefore, they are presented in a unified form which illustrates their interdependence. This is particularly important at the first-year level where there is a tendency for students to ‘compartmentalize’ subjects so that an overall appreciation of the subject is lost.

Content :

1. Introduction
2. Principles of Statics
3. Normal Force, Shear Force, Bending Moment, and Torsion
4. Analysis of Pin-Jointed Trusses
5. Cables
6. Arches
7. Stress and Strain
8. Properties of Engineering Materials
9. Bending of Beams
10. Shear of Beams
11. Torsion of Beams
12. Composite Beams
13. Deflection of Beams
14. Complex Stress and Strain
15. Virtual Work and Energy Methods
16. Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Structures
17. Matrix Methods of Analysis
18. Plastic Analysis of Beams and Frames
19. Yield Line Analysis of Slabs
20. Influence Lines
21. Structural Instability

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Hollow Structural Section – Connections And Trusses Free PDF

Rectangular hollow section (RHS) trusses can be formed by welding together single- or double-miter cut RHS web members and RHS chords. Web members may either be gapped or overlapped at the chord face.

Overlapped connections (or joints) are stiffer and stronger than gapped connections, but both are considered to be “semi-rigid” (neither pinned nor rigid).

Lack of connection rigidity is well-known to affect the force distribution and deflections in RHS trusses

Content :

1. Introduction
2. Previous truss tests
3. Truss test program
4. RHS truss models
5. Evaluation of truss models
6. Comments on CSA S16-14 and additional recommendations
7. Conclusions

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Cable Supported Bridges – Concept And Design Free PDF

The decision to prepare a manuscript for a book titled CABLE SUPPORTED BRIDGES was taken by Niels J. Gimsing in 1980 following his three-year affiliation as an adviser on bridge technology to Statsbroen Store Bœlt—the client organization established to design and construct a bridge across Storebælt (Great Belt) in Denmark.

During the design period from 1976 to 1979, a large number of different designs for cable-stayed bridges (with spans up to 850 m) and suspension bridges (with spans up to 1800 m) were thoroughly investigated and it was during that period the idea matured to write a book covering both cable-stayed bridges and suspension bridges.

The chance to prepare the manuscript came in 1979 when the Danish Government decided to postpone the construction of the Storebælt Bridge and to keep the design work at rest for a period of five years.

Content :

1 Evolution of Cable Supported Bridges
2 Cables
3 Cable System
4 Deck (Stiffening Girder)
5 Pylons
6 Cable Anchorage and Connection
7 Erection
8 Aerodynamics
9 Particular Issues

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Accelerated Bridge Construction – Best Practices and Techniques Free PDF

This textbook has been developed for the purpose of incorporating the latest developments in accelerated bridge construction (ABC) projects. Its objectives are to focus on creating awareness, educate, train, and inform bridge engineers in the art and science of effective rapid construction and delivery to the public.

It will entice the State Department of Transportations and its staff to select rapid construction techniques and save travel time of the public and money, especially during construction.

The applications of routine design procedures using AASHTO LRFD Specifications, State Design Manuals with specific reference to ABC, and the vast amount of bridge design software will not change except for new load combinations resulting from Lifting, transporting, erection, roll-in, slide-in, or float-in loads, etc.

Content :

Introduction to Modern Accelerated Bridge Construction
Recent Developments in ABC Concepts
Research and Training in ABC Structural Systems
Innovative ABC Techniques
Modular Bridge Construction Issues
Rapid Bridge Insertions Following Failures
ABC Planning and Resolving ABC Issues
Prefabrication of the Superstructure
Prefabrication of the Substructure and Construction Issues
Alternative ABC Methods and Funding Justification
A Review of Chapters, River Bridges, and Conclusions

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Tall Buildings Structural Design Of Concrete Buildings Up to 300m tall

Tall buildings are now a common feature on the skyline of many cities throughout the world with concrete as
the predominant building material used in their construction.

Concrete provides a strong, durable, economic and versatile material which can be engineered to respond to demands placed on it when used in the foundations, columns, walls and floors of tall buildings.

The design and detailing of tall buildings requires detailed knowledge, experience and expertise to properly understand their behaviour.

Guidance on the design of tall buildings is provided in many of the national codes and standards however as the clients, architects and engineers push the boundaries of what is possible our understanding of the structural behaviour is constantly being updated.

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Earthquake Resistant Design Of Structures Free PDF

This book introduces and explains all aspects of earthquake-resistant design of structures. Designed as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students of civil engineering, practising engineers and architects will also find the book equally useful.

It has been assumed that the reader is well acquainted with structural analysis, structural dynamics, and structural design.

The design of earthquake-resistant structures is an art as well as science. It is necessary to have an understanding of the manner in which a structure absorbs the energy transmitted to it during an earthquake.

The book provides a comprehensive coverage of the basic principles of earthquake-resistant design with special emphasis on the design of masonry, reinforced concrete, and steel buildings. The text is focussed on the design of structural and non-structural elements in accordance with the BIS codes.

Content :

1. Earthquakes and Ground Motion
2. Dynamics of Structures and Seismic Response
3. Dynamics of Soils and Seismic Response
4. Conceptual Design
5. Code-based Analysis Method and Design Approaches
6. Masonry Buildings
7. Timber Buildings
8. Reinforced Concrete Buildings
9. Steel Buildings
10. Non-structural Elements
11. Bhuj Earthquake 2001: A Case Study

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Seismic Design Of Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Buildings Free PDF

CONTENT :

Causes and Effects of Earthquakes: Seismicity–Structural Response–Seismic Action.
Principles of Member Design.
Reinforced Concrete Ductile Frames.
Structural Walls.
Dual Systems.
Masonry Structures.
Reinforced Concrete Buildings with Restricted Ductility
Foundation Structures.

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