The Nest of Engineers

Zhuo Zhuang, Zhanli Liu, Binbin Cheng, Jianhui Liao ... 286 pages - Publisher: Academic Press; (April, 2014) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 012407717X - ISBN-13: 978-0124077171. 

Extended Finite Element Method provides an introduction to the extended finite element method (XFEM), a novel computational method which has been proposed to solve complex crack propagation problems. The book helps readers understand the method and make effective use of the XFEM code and software plugins now available to model and simulate these complex problems. The book explores the governing equation behind XFEM, including level set method and enrichment shape function. The authors outline a new XFEM algorithm based on the continuum-based shell and consider numerous practical problems, including planar discontinuities, arbitrary crack propagation in shells and dynamic response in 3D composite materials. Authored by an expert team from one of China's leading academic and research institutions. + Offers complete coverage of XFEM, from fundamentals to applications, with numerous examples + Provides the understanding needed to effectively use the latest XFEM code and software tools to model and simulate dynamic crack problems.

This fully updated second edition provides an introduction to geotechnical earthquake engineering for first-year graduate students in geotechnical or earthquake engineering graduate programs with a level of detail that will also be useful for more advanced students as well as researchers and practitioners. It begins with an introduction to seismology and earthquake ground motions, then presents seismic hazard analysis and performance-based earthquake engineering (PBEE) principles. Dynamic soil properties pertinent to earthquake engineering applications are examined, both to facilitate understanding of soil response to seismic loads and to describe their practical measurement as part of site characterization. These topics are followed by site response and its analysis and soil–structure interaction. Ground failure in the form of soil liquefaction, cyclic softening, surface fault rupture, and seismically induced landslides are also addressed, and the book closes with a chapter on soil improvement and hazard mitigation. The first edition has been widely used around the world by geotechnical engineers as well as many seismologists and structural engineers.

The main text of this book and the four appendices: Cover fundamental concepts in applied seismology, geotechnical engineering, and structural dynamics + Contain numerous references for further reading, allowing for detailed exploration of background or more advanced material + Present worked example problems that illustrate the application of key concepts emphasized in the text + Include chapter summaries that emphasize the most important points + Present concepts of performance-based earthquake engineering with an emphasis on uncertainty and the types of probabilistic analyses needed to implement PBEE in practice + Present a broad, interdisciplinary narrative, drawing from the fields of seismology, geotechnical engineering, and structural engineering to facilitate holistic understanding of how geotechnical earthquake engineering is applied in seismic hazard and risk analyses and in seismic design

Contents: ASDIP Concrete - 5 modules of concrete design + ASDIP Foundation - 6 modules of footing design + ASDIP Retain - 5 modules of retaining wall design + ASDIP Steel - 6 modules of steel member design + ASDIP Wood - 4 modules of wood member design.