{"product_id":"structural-design-of-buildings-paperback-softback-9781118839416","title":"Structural Design of Buildings (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118839416","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStructural Design of Buildings\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePaul Smith (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118839416, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 April 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 19 x 1.5 cm, 0.744 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering common problems, likely failures and their remedies, this is an essential on-site guide to the behaviour\u003cbr\u003eof a building’s structure. Presented in a clear structure and user-friendly style, the book goes through all the structural aspects of a building and assesses the importance of the different components. It explains the structural behaviour of buildings, giving some of the basics of structures together with plenty of real-life examples and guidance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 The History of Buildings 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe development of building knowledge 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStyles of architecture and building construction 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Loadings and Aspects of Structural Theory Relating to Buildings 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeight and mass 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePermanent actions or dead loads 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariable actions or imposed loads 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWind load 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccidental actions 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeismic action 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBS EN 1991: Actions on structures EC1 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombinations of load and factors of safety 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStress 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrain 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYoung’s modulus or modulus of elasticity 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlastic deformation 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuckling 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal buckling 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecond moment of area 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCentre of gravity 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLateral torsional buckling 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeutral axis 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBending force 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShear force and bending moment 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeflection 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatic equilibrium 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternal forces 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDerivation of shear force 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDerivation of bending moment 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDerivation of deflection 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic theory of bending 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoment of resistance 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombined bending and direct stress 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExternal and internal statically determinate structures 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnections and restraints 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStiffness 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuildings and load paths 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 The Construction of Buildings 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreathable and non-breathable construction 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimber frame 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStone 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern timber frame construction 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolid brick construction 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCavity construction 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteel construction 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommercial steel portal frames 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrecast concrete construction 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Steel 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteel properties 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLateral torsional buckling 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe effect of end restraints on a beam 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBending failure 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal buckling 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShear failure 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWeb bearing and buckling 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeflection 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFire and corrosion 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Concrete 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe history of cement and concrete 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCement 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater and workability – now known as consistence 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFailure of concrete 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrength of concrete 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcrete mix designs 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreep 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironment 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAir-entrained concrete 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccelerators and retarders 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlasticizers 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFly ash, silica flume and ground granulated blast furnace slag 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnti-corrosion 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Timber 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrading of timber 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoisture 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAir-dried timber 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKiln-dried timber 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions of timber 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShear 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBending 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeflection 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Foundations 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePurpose of foundations 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe history of foundations 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Regulation requirements 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStepped foundation 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of foundation 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePiles 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBearing pressure 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBearing capacity 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEccentric loading on foundations 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimatic and moisture changes 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical damage by trees 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderpinning 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Walls 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe strength of walls 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMasonry unit 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrost resistance and soluble salts 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcrete blocks 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMortar 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLime putty (non-hydraulic lime) 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHydraulic lime 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImportant rules in the use of lime mortars 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCement 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharacteristic strength of masonry 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlenderness ratio 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlexural stiffness and the second moment of area 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuler load 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeaning walls and stability 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMovement joints 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanges due to temperature changes 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanges due to moisture changes 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditional design of walls 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiddle-third rule 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimber frame walls and raking 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Floors 161\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe history of floors 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern solid floors 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuspended floors and engineered floor joists 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoles and notches in floor joists 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimecrete 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe use of plaster and lime ash floors 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeam and block suspended floors and hollow core floors 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDamp 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSalts 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSulphate attack 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCeilings 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Roofs 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrussed and cut roofs 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern truss roofs 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCut roofs 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoof components 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWind bracing 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoof spread 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverloading of roof members 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlterations to roof structures 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditional timber frame building trusses 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern rafter design 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlat roof construction 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Arches and Columns 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe history of arches 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInversion theory 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLine of thrust 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormation of hinges 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisible line of thrust 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeight and thickness of an arch 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGothic arch 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDomes 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColumns 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Geology 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe importance of understanding geology 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSinkholes 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLandslips 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMining 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoess 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuick sand 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeismic activity 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrainage and the water table 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Site Investigation 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSite investigation 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoreholes 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrenches 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeophysics 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGravity surveys 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMagnetic surveys 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectromagnetic surveys 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectrical surveys 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGround-penetrating radar 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeismic reflection surveys 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeismic refraction 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMade-up ground or fill 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalkover 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJapanese knotweed 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuddleia 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesk study 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRadon 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Stability of Buildings 229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisproportionate collapse 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClass 1 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClass 2A 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClass 2B 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClass 3 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 Dimensions of Buildings 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Regulations Part A 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlenderness ratio 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eButtresses and end restraints 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLateral restraint of walls and roofs 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16 Basements and Retaining Structures 247\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructural considerations 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSafety factors 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheory behind the design 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoading 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAngle of shearing resistance 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffects of water 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProportions of walls 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesign example 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecialist advice 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of wall 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasements 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17 Structural Alterations 283\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreliminary considerations 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRemoval of walls 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlterations to timbers and trusses 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlterations to roof structures for dormers 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoft conversions 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlitch beams 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLintels and openings 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 18 Structural Defects in Buildings 295\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructural defects 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompression 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTension 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShear 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRandom cracking 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocation of cracking 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoof spread 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSettlement 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShrinkage due to thermal and moisture movements 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMovement of brickwork along the damp-proof course 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubsidence 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChemical reactions 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigh alumina cement (HAC) 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWall tie failure 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDamp 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverloading 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