Description
Special Structural Topics covers specialty structural situations for students and professional architects and engineers, such as soil mechanics, structural retrofit, structural integrity, cladding design, blast considerations, vibration, and structural sustainability. As part of the Architect’s Guidebooks to Structures series, it provides a comprehensive overview using both imperial and metric units of measurement with more than 150 images. As a compact summary of key ideas, it is ideal for anyone needing a quick guide to specialty structural considerations.
CONTENTS
- Acknowledgements. List of Contributors.
- Chapter1: Vibration.
- Chapter 2: Blast Design.
- Chapter 3: Sustainable Structures.
- Chapter 4: Performance Based Seismic Design.
- Chapter 5: Structural Retrofit.
- Chapter 6: Geotechnical Considerations.
- Chapter 7: Structural Integrity.
- Chapter 8: Cladding.
- Chapter 9: Fire Design.
- Chapter 10: Quality and Inspection.
- Glossary. Bibliography. Index.
284 pages, 163 B/W Illus. / 12,2 x18,5 cm / English
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