The Geotechnical News

Charles K. Erdey ... 
448 pages
Publisher: Wiley; 1st edition (January 9, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470048433
ISBN-13: 978-0470048436

Learn to design code-compliant, earthquake-resistant structures with this practical guide: Earthquake Engineering demonstrates how to design structural members and joints for seismic resistance. The text guides readers through dozens of structural designs, documenting how to perform each step, make the necessary calculations, and adhere to relevant design codes. Most other texts on seismic design focus on theory and the construction of idealized structures; this text is a radical departure, presenting actual tested design methodologies that protect structures from the devastation of earthquakes.

All the design methods presented by the author comply with the current U.S. building codes. References to these codes are provided throughout the text, helping readers understand how they are integrated into an overall structural design.

Everything readers need to create sound designs, from analysis to design implementation, is provided, including:
* Dozens of worked problems throughout the text
* Complete reference chapters dedicated to matrices, differential equations, and numerical analysis
* Latest results of ongoing seismic research, including how these studies are likely to influence future design projects
* The latest 2006 IBC, highlighting significant variations from the 2000 and 2003 editions of the code
* Detailed coverage of seismic design for steel moment-resisting frame structures (SMRF), as well as braced-frame steel, concrete, masonry, and wood-framed structures

This text, with its many worked problems, is ideal for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students. Now that the seismic engineering provisions of the IBC Code apply to the entire United States, this text should also guide practicing engineers not yet exposed to seismic design in designing code-compliant, earthquake-resistant structures.

Zbigniew Zembaty, Mario De Stefano ...
346 pages - Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (November, 2015) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 3319142453 - ISBN-13: 978-3319142456 ...

Irregular engineering structures are subjected to complicated additional loads which are often beyond conventional design models developed for traditional, simplified plane models. This book covers detailed research and recent progress in seismic engineering dealing with seismic behaviour of irregular and set-back engineering structures. Experimental results as well as special topics of modern design are discussed in detail. In addition, recent progress in seismology, wave propagation and seismic engineering, which provides novel, modern modelling of complex seismic loads, is reported. Particular emphasis is placed on the newly developed rotational, seismic ground-motion effects.

D. Gene Daniel, Colin L. Lobo ...
130 pages - Publisher: ASTM International; (January, 2005) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0803133634 - ISBN-13: 978-0803133631 ... 

ASTM C 94 covers the complex subject of ready-mixed concrete. This manual, co-published by ASTM International and the National Ready-Mixed Concrete Association, provides a complete and detailed explanation of C 94's uses and applications. It cuts through the broad language of the standard by using straightforward explanations and examples.

 Twenty comprehensive chapters plus an overview cover: • Background of ASTM C 94/C 94M • Scope • Referenced Documents • Basis of Purchase • Ordering Information • Materials • Tolerances in Slump • Air-Entrained Concrete • Measuring Materials • Batching Plant • Mixers and Agitators • Mixing and Delivery • Uses of Nonagitating Equipment • Batch Ticket Information • Plant Inspection • Practices, Test Methods, and Reporting • Sampling and Testing Fresh Concrete • Failure to Meet Strength Requirements • Keywords • Annex of Mandatory Information

Ellis H. Dill ... 508 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; (August, 2011) ... Language: English - ASIN: B00UV98WSC by Amazon Digital Services...

While the finite element method (FEM) has become the standard technique used to solve static and dynamic problems associated with structures and machines, ANSYS software has developed into the engineer’s software of choice to model and numerically solve those problems. An invaluable tool to help engineers master and optimize analysis, The Finite Element Method for Mechanics of Solids with ANSYS Applications explains the foundations of FEM in detail, enabling engineers to use it properly to analyze stress and interpret the output of a finite element computer program such as ANSYS. Illustrating presented theory with a wealth of practical examples, this book covers topics including: Essential background on solid mechanics (including small- and large-deformation elasticity, plasticity, and viscoelasticity) and mathematics. + Advanced finite element theory and associated fundamentals, with examples. + Use of ANSYS to derive solutions for problems that deal with vibration, wave propagation, fracture mechanics, plates and shells, and contact. Totally self-contained, this text presents step-by-step instructions on how to use ANSYS Parametric Design Language (APDL) and the ANSYS Workbench to solve problems involving static/dynamic structural analysis (both linear and non-linear) and heat transfer, among other areas. It will quickly become a welcome addition to any engineering library, equally useful to students and experienced engineers alike.