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Reinforced Concrete Design of Tall Buildings

Design concept is an impressive term that we use to describe the intrinsic essentials

of design. The concept encompasses reasons for our choice of design loads,

analytical techniques, design procedures, preference for particular structural systems,

and of course, our desire for economic optimization of the structure.

To assist engineers in tackling the design challenge, this introductory chapter is

devoted to developing a “feeling” for behavior of structural systems.

It is this “feeling” for the nature of loads and their effect on structural systems that

paves the way for our understanding of structural behavior and allows the designer

to match structural systems to specific types of loading.

For example, designers of tall buildings, recognizing the cost premium for carrying

lateral loads by frame action alone, select a more appropriate system such as a belt

and outrigger wall or a tubular system instead.

As structural engineers, our primary task is to take someone else’s vision of a project,

convertit into analytical and numerical models, and then produce a set of buildable

documents.

However, the current trend in engineering education seems to focus more on the behavior

of computer-based mathematical models while seldom acknowledging their fallibilities.

Given this scenario, one may wonder if the era of engineers who endorsed structural

attitudes based on their qualitative knowledge of the behavior of the structures is gone.

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Planning and Design of Airports Fifth Edition

The presence of civil aviation has affected our economic way oflife,

it has made changes in our social and cultural viewpoints, and has had a hand in shaping the course of political history.

The sociological changes brought about by air transportation are
perhaps as important as those it has brought about in the economy.

People have been brought closer together and so have reached a better understanding of interregional problems.Industry has found newways to do business.

The opportunity for more frequent exchanges ofinformation has been facilitated, and air transport is enabling more people to enjoy the cultures and traditions of distant lands.

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Construction Project Management, Sixth Edition

This sixth edition of the well‐respected text on construction project management
represents a significant revision. The intent is to retain the flavor
and quality of the classic book while eliminating some of the detail and
updating the content. The content is enhanced by the addition of new
material introducing some rapidly evolving topics in construction project
management. New instructional materials have also been added to each
chapter to increase its value in the classroom. A new example project, selected
from the building sector, has been incorporated. Finally, this book
takes advantage of advances in technology by employing a companion
website that contains material that was appended at the end of the book or
inserted as oversized figures in previous editions.

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Design of Low-Rise Reinforced Concrete Buildings

The purpose of Design of Low-Rise Reinforced Concrete Buildings—based on
the 2009 IBC/ASCE/SEI 7-05/ACI 318-08 is to help engineers analyze, design
and detail low-rise cast-in-place conventionally reinforced concrete buildings in
accordance with the 2009 edition of the International Building Code® (IBC®).
Because the 2009 IBC references the 2008 edition of Building Code
Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-08) and the 2005 edition of
ASCE/SEI 7, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, the
narrative and examples are based on these current standards wherever
applicable. Section numbers and equation numbers from the 2009 IBC, ACI 318-
08 and ASCE/SEI 7-05 that pertain to the specific requirements are provided
throughout the text.

Although the book is geared primarily for practicing structural engineers,
engineers studying for licensing exams, structural plan check engineers and civil
engineering students will find the book a valuable resource because of its
straightforward approach.
Chapter 2 summarizes floor systems commonly used in concrete buildings with
guidance on the advantages of various systems and practical framing layouts
and formwork. Information on the selection of economical floor systems for
various span and gravity load conditions is provided along with methods to
determine preliminary member sizes.

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Piles and Pile Foundations

Piled foundations are generally designed using empirical methods, in particular the traditional capacity based approach on which the majority of codes of practice are based.

However in recent years the analysis of pile groups and piled rafts has undergone substantial development in the light of new research and the mechanisms for the interactions between piles, soil and rafts or caps have been largely clarified.

Paradoxically, with relatively large piled rafts it has been found that a design based on the criterion of serviceability, with the limitation of absolute and/or differential settlement, not only allows a more rational and economical design, but is also simpler and more reliable than one based on the traditional approach.

This book provides an overview of present design practice of piled foundations, under both vertical and horizontal loads, and then a presentation of recent advances in the analysis and design of piled rafts. Altogether it forms a thorough guide to the design and analysis of efficient and effective piled rafts, and it also serves as a useful design handbook for traditional pile foundations.

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Pile Design For Structural And Geotechnical Engineers

Description

All objects and structures transfer their load either directly or indirectly to the earth. The capacity of the earth to support such loads depends on the strength and stability of the supporting soil or rock materials. Pile foundations are the part of a structure used to carry and transfer the load of the structure to the bearing ground located at some depth below ground surface. There are many texts on pile foundations.

Generally, these books are complicated and difficult to understand. Easy to use and understand, this book covers virtually every subject concerning pile design, featuring techniques that do not appear in other books on the subject. It contains design methods with real life examples on pin piles, bater piles, concrete piles, steel piles, timber piles, auger cast piles, underpinning design, seismic pile design, negative skin friction and design of Bitumen coated piles for negative skin friction and many other subjects.

This book is packed with design examples, case studies and after construction scenarios are presented for the reader’s benefits. This book enables the reader to come away with a complete and comprehensive understanding of the issues related to the design, installation and construction of piles.

* Handy guide for engineers perparing for professional engineer (PE) exam.
* Numerous design examples for sandy soils, clay soils, and seismic loadings
* Methodologies and case studies for different pile types

About the Author

Ruwan Rajapakse is presently a project manager for STV Incorporated, one of the most prominent design firms in New York City. He has extensive experience in design and construction of piles and other geotechnical engineering work. He is a licensed professional engineer (PE) in New York and New Jersey and a certified construction manager (CCM).

He is currently an adjunct professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology conducting the graduate level geotechnical engineering course. He is the author of four books including Geotechnical Engineering Calculations and Rule of Thumb and Pile Design and Construction Rules of Thumb by Butterworth-Heinemann.

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Foundation Design & Construction 6th Edition

Foundation Design and Construction has long been established worldwide as the most comprehensive.

The sixth edition has undergone major revision in line with current practices and recent research.

The book first introduces basic theory such as:

Case Studies, Practical Examples and Design Charters,
Develops a thorough understanding of foundation design and construction methods.

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Stability and Ductility of Steel Structures (SDSS’ 2010) Volume 1

The present book contains 130 peer reviewed papers and eight invited keynote lectures presented during the International Colloquium on Stability and Ductility of Steel Structures SDSS’Rio 2010, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 8-10, 2010. This series of conferences started in 1972 and their previous editions took place in several different cities and countries, the last three were held in Timisoara, Romania (1999), in Budapest, Hungary (2002) and in Lisbon, Portugal (2006). The SDSS conferences are intended to summarize the progress in theoretical, numerical and experimental research concerning the analysis and design of steel structures, with particular emphasis addressed to topics related to stability and ductility aspects. Special attention is always paid to new concepts and procedures and also to the background, development and application of rules and recommendations either appearing in recently published Codes/Specifications or about to be included in their upcoming versions.

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Applied Structural Steel Design

For courses that cover and/or include structural steel design using the ASD (Allowable Stress Design) method, such as Structures, Structural Analysis/Design, Design of Steel Structures, Building with Steel, Steel Construction and Steel Detailing in 2/4-year technology programs, architectural programs, and construction programs.

Written specifically for the engineering technology/technician level, this text offers a straightforward, elementary, noncalculus, practical problem-solving approach to the analysis, design, and detailing of structural steel members.

Using numerous example problems and a step-by-step solution format, it focuses on the classical and traditional ASD (Allowable Stress Design) method of structural steel design and introduces the LRFD (Load and Resistance Factor Design) method (fast-becoming the method of choice for the future).

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Analysis, Design and Construction of Steel Space Frames

Space frames provide a lightweight solution to the problem of creating large span enclosures free from obstructions.

They are employed in many major construction projects across the world, as documented in this authoritatively written volume.

This is the first in-depth book to present all instances and applications of space frames in various engineering schemes.

It uses case studies and numerous illustrations to examine steel space frames from their design to their structural engineering performance.

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