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Construction Cost Management – Learning From Case Stadies Free PDF

There have been many significant changes in the construction sector within the past decade. Notably, the sector has witnessed the growth of partnering and alliancing which require better management of the supply chain and increasing use of the NEC Contract (NEC3) which requires a team-based proactive approach to project delivery.

New financial models have been developed including Private Finance Initiative (PFI), Local Asset Backed Vehicles (LABVs), and variants of these in which private sector consortia design, build, own, and operate public facilities in partnership with the public sector.

Great advances have been made on the technical front with the growth of Building Information.

Content :

Introduction
Management of the Pre-contract Stage
Key Tools and Techniques
Procurement Strategies
Management of the Post-contract Stage
Contracts and Case Studies

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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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345 Solved Seismic Design Problems Free PDF

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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