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Construction of Offshore Structures Book by Ben Gerwick 1

Construction of Offshore Structures Book by Ben Gerwick

For two decades, Ben Gerwick’s ability to capture the current state of practice and present it in a straightforward, easily digestible manner has made Construction of Marine and Offshore Structures the reference of choice for modern civil and maritime construction engineers. The third edition of this perennial bestseller continues to be the most modern and […]

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Recommendations of the Committee for Waterfront Structures Harbours and Waterways EAU 2004 2

Recommendations of the Committee for Waterfront Structures Harbours and Waterways EAU 2004

Following on from the previous joint publications, this new edition of EAU 1996 contains the safety concept with partial safety factors in accordance with the Eurocodes or the European prestandards as well as with the corresponding German standards and prestandards, while taking into account the National Application Document (NAD). This revised version follows the goal

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Floating Structures: A Guide for the Design and Analysis by Ltd Oilfield (Volume Two) 3

Floating Structures: A Guide for the Design and Analysis by Ltd Oilfield (Volume Two)

Reference text for the design and analysis of floating structures, intended for engineers, supervisors and academics working for the offshore industry. The text includes a number of working examples, from a defined environmental condition through to strength and fatigue checking of components. 2 volume set. Content:Front Matter • The Centre for Marine and Petroleum Technology•

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Cement chemistry Book by H. F. W. Taylor 4

Cement chemistry Book by H. F. W. Taylor

A revised and updated text on cement chemistry. This edition forms a comprehensive and in-depth reference work that explains in detail all aspects of cement chemistry.H F W Taylor was for many years Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at he University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Since 1948, his main research interest has been the chemistry of cement.

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Concrete and Masonry Book 5

Concrete and Masonry Book

Field Manual (FM) 5-428 is primarily a training guide and reference text for engineer personnel using concrete and masonry materials in field construction. The manual has two parts: Concrete (Part One) and Masonry (Part Two). Part One covers the physical characteristics, properties, and ingredients of concrete; mixtures, design and construction of forms; and with reinforced

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Structural details in concrete Book by M. Y. H. Bangash 6

Structural details in concrete Book by M. Y. H. Bangash

Structural detailing and scheduling is the link between design and construction. It is the responsibility of the designer to specify design requirements and the responsibility of the detailer to produce and communicate the details in a clear and consistent way to the construction site or fabrication facility. Good detailing has far reaching effects and can

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Handbook of Concrete Engineering Book by Mark Fintel 7

Handbook of Concrete Engineering Book by Mark Fintel

This handbook contains up-to-date information on planning, design, analysis, and Its intention is to provide engineers, construction of engineered concrete structures. architects, contractors, and students of civil engineering and architecture with authorita- tive practical design information. The tremendous progress and changes in all the areas Of concrete engineering in the last two decades seemed to

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Experiment and Calculation of Reinforced Concrete at Elevated Temperatures Book by Xudong Shi and Zhenhai Guo 8

Experiment and Calculation of Reinforced Concrete at Elevated Temperatures Book by Xudong Shi and Zhenhai Guo

Concrete as a construction material goes through both physical and chemical changes under extreme elevated temperatures. As one of the most widely used building materials, it is important that both engineers and architects are able to understand and predict its behavior in under extreme heat conditions. Brief and readable, this book provides the tools and

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Reynolds's Reinforced Concrete Designer's Handbook Book by Charles Edward Reynolds 9

Reynolds’s Reinforced Concrete Designer’s Handbook Book by Charles Edward Reynolds

This classic and essential work has been thoroughly revised and updated in line with the requirements of new codes and standards which have been introduced in recent years, including the new Eurocode as well as up-to-date British Standards. It provides a general introduction along with details of analysis and design of a wide range of

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DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES (Volume 1) Mashhour Ahmed Ghoneim & Mahmoud Tharwat El-Mihilmy 10

DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES (Volume 1) Mashhour Ahmed Ghoneim & Mahmoud Tharwat El-Mihilmy

Teaching reinforced concrete design, carrying out research relevant to the behavior of reinforced concrete members, as well as designing concrete structures motivated the preparation of this book. The basic objective of this book is to furnish the reader with the basic upderstanding of the mechanics and design of reinforced concrete. The contents of the book

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DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES (Volume 2) Mashhour Ahmed Ghoneim & Mahmoud Tharwat El-Mihilmy 11

DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES (Volume 2) Mashhour Ahmed Ghoneim & Mahmoud Tharwat El-Mihilmy

This volume contains the following chapters Solid slabs Hollow block slabs Paneled beams Flat slabs Reinforced concrete stairs Short columns Eccentric sections Slender columns Reinforced concrete Frarnes It also includes appendices containing design aids.

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DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES (Volume 3) Mashhour Ahmed Ghoneim & Mahmoud Tharwat El-Mihilmy 12

DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES (Volume 3) Mashhour Ahmed Ghoneim & Mahmoud Tharwat El-Mihilmy

This third volume covers the following topics: Arches, Special Types of Frames and Vierendeel. Deep Beams and Corbels. Control of Deflections and Cracking. Design of Shallow and Deep Foundations. Strut-and-Tie Model. Prestressed Concrete.

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Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations Book by Tyler Gregory Hicks 13

Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations Book by Tyler Gregory Hicks

Handle every day-to-day calculation instantly and accurately. Now, a single authoritative reference offers you a surefire way to save time handling routine and non-routine calculations in the design, construction, rehab and maintenance of all types of structures. Edited by Tyler G. Hicks, Handbook of Civil Engineering Calculations explains and illustrates over 500 key calculations covering

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Structural Engineer's Pocket Book Book by Fiona Cobb 14

Structural Engineer’s Pocket Book Book by Fiona Cobb

The Structural Engineer’s Pocket Book British Standards Editionis the only compilation of all tables, data, facts and formulae needed for scheme design to British Standards by structural engineers in a handy-sized format. Bringing together data from many sources into a compact, affordable pocketbook, it saves valuable time spent tracking down information needed regularly. This second

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FUNDAMENTAL PERIOD OF REINFORCED CONCRETE MOMENT-RESISTING FRAME STRUCTURES by Vitelmo V. Bertero, Fouad M. Bendimerad and Haresh C. Shah 15

FUNDAMENTAL PERIOD OF REINFORCED CONCRETE MOMENT-RESISTING FRAME STRUCTURES by Vitelmo V. Bertero, Fouad M. Bendimerad and Haresh C. Shah

This repcrt investigates the rationale behind the approximate formula for computing the period of reinforced concrete frame structures recommended by the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC) and adopted by the International Conference of Building Offcials (100). Pertinent studies and reports constituting the basis for that formula are critically reviewed. The discrepancies of the data

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MODELING OF ASSESSMENT OF SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF COMPOSITE FRAMES WITH REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS AND STEEL BEAMS by Sameh Samir Mehanny and Gregory G. Deierlein 16

MODELING OF ASSESSMENT OF SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF COMPOSITE FRAMES WITH REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS AND STEEL BEAMS by Sameh Samir Mehanny and Gregory G. Deierlein

Composite moment frames consisting of steel beams and reinforced concrete columns (so called RCS moment frames) are one of several types of hybrid systems gaining acceptance as cost-effective altematives to traditional steel or reinforced concrete frames for seismic design. New design standards for composite moment frames have recently been introduced in the United States, and

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Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings Book by ASCE 17

Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings Book by ASCE

Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings presents the latest generation of performance-based seismic rehabilitation methodology. This new national consensus standard was developed from the FEMA 356, Prestandard and Commentary for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings. This Standard represents state-of-the-art knowledge in earthquake engineering and is a valuable tool for the structural engineering profession to improve building

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Best Practices for Reducing the Potential for Progressive Collapse in Buildings (NISTIR 7396) 18

Best Practices for Reducing the Potential for Progressive Collapse in Buildings (NISTIR 7396)

This document is intended to provide owners and practicing engineers with current “best practices” to reduce the likelihood of progressive collapse of buildings in the event of abnormal loading. The report includes a discussion of an acceptable risk approach to progressive collapse, which involves defining the threat, event control, and structural design to resist postulated

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Thin Plates and Shells: Theory: Analysis, and Applications Book by Eduard Ventsel and Theodor Krauthammer 19

Thin Plates and Shells: Theory: Analysis, and Applications Book by Eduard Ventsel and Theodor Krauthammer

Presenting recent principles of thin plate and shell theories, this book emphasizes novel analytical and numerical methods for solving linear and nonlinear plate and shell dilemmas, new theories for the design and analysis of thin plate-shell structures, and real-world numerical solutions, mechanics, and plate and shell models for engineering applications. It includes computer processes for

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Theory of Plates and Shells Book by Stephen Timoshenko 20

Theory of Plates and Shells Book by Stephen Timoshenko

Since the publication of the first edition of this book, the application of the theory of plates and shells in practice has widened considerably, and some new methods have been introduced into the theory. To take these facts into consideration, we have had to make many changes and addi- tions. The principal additions are (1)

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