Electronic Books

Solving Complex Problems for Structures and Bridges using ABAQUS Finite Element Package / Farzad Hejazi, Hojjat Mohammadi Esfahani

Aims to present specific complicated and puzzling challenges encountered for application of the Finite Element Method (FEM) ...

Steel Corrosion and Degradation of its Mechanical Properties / Chun-Qing Li, Wei Yang

Presents the state-of-the-art-knowledge on corrosion of steel, cast iron and ductile iron with a focus on corrosion-induced ...

Steel Designers' Handbook / Branko E. Gorenc, A. Syam, Ron Tinyou

Steel Plate Shear Walls with Gravity Load : Theory and Design / Yang Lv

Establishes a vertical stress distribution of the walls under compression and in-plane bending load and an inclination angle ...

Steel–concrete composite bridges

Steel Concrete Composite Bridges outlines the various forms that modern steel-concrete composite bridges take, from simple ...

Strengthening of Concrete Structures : Unified Design Approach, Numerical Examples and Case Studies / Amr Abdelrahman

Presents unified design approach for strengthening concrete members with different techniques such as concrete, steel, and ...

Structural detailing in steel: A comparative study of British, European and American codes and practices

Construction time constraints are partly responsible for the increasingly prevalent use of structural steel. The need for ...

Structural steel design to BS 5950: Part 1

Introduces design engineers to the use of BS5950 and gives the necessary information for them to be able to carry out satisfactory ...

Sustainable Light Concrete Structures / Kristian Dahl Hertz, Philip Halding

Presents new technologies for easy and economical construction of light concrete structures saving materials and CO2. The ...

Tall buildings : structural systems and aerodynamic form / Mehmet Halis Günel, Hüseyin Emre Ilgin

The structural challenges of building 800 metres into the sky are substantial, and include several factors which do not affect ...

Theory of Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Structures / Lin-Hai Han

This textbook focuses on concrete-filled steel tubular structures formed by placing concrete inside the steel tube. The content ...