Simplified Design of Concrete Structures (Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides) - Hardcover

Parker, Harry; Ambrose, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 047152204X ISBN 13: 9780471522041

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1991

Synopsis

This new edition brings the material into conformance with current codes, design standards and industry practices. It includes a new chapter giving examples of structural systems using concrete for three different buildings. Other new material is included on design for lateral forces, work in precast concrete, concrete masonry, use of prestressing and expanded treatment of the ultimate strength design method. Exercises are included for self-study.

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Review

"Updated to reflect current building codes, design practices, and industry standards, this accessible text for students of building design covers today′s most commonly used concrete structures. Concise descriptions of the design of various structural elements are accompanied by illustrative examples and problems to be solved by the reader." ( Book News, February 2008)

From the Back Cover

For over sixty years, the primary source for design of concrete structures now revised and updated

Simplified Design of Concrete Structures, Eighth Edition covers all the latest, commonly used concrete systems, practices, and research in the field, reinforced with examples of practical designs and general building structural systems. Updated to conform to current building codes, design practices, and industry standards.

Simplified Design of Concrete Structures, Eighth Edition is a reliable, easy–to–use handbook that examines a wide range of concrete structures, building types, and construction details. It includes a wealth of illustrations, expanded text examples, exercise problems, and a helpful glossary. Highlights of this outstanding tool include:

• Its use of the current American Concrete Institute Building Code for 2005 (ACI 318) and the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) method of structural design
• Fundamental and real–world coverage of concrete structures that assumes no previous experience
• Valuable study aids such as exercise problems, questions, and word lists enhance usability

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047152204X
• ISBN 13: 9780471522041
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 416