Compressive force-path method [electronic resource] : unified ultimate limit-state design of concrete structures / Michael D Kotsovos.
2013
TA683.2
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Title
Compressive force-path method [electronic resource] : unified ultimate limit-state design of concrete structures / Michael D Kotsovos.
Author
Kotsovos, M. D., author.
ISBN
9783319004884 electronic book
3319004883 electronic book
9783319004877
3319004883 electronic book
9783319004877
Published
Cham : Springer, [2013?]
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 221 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-00488-4 doi
Call Number
TA683.2
Dewey Decimal Classification
693/.54
Summary
This book presents a method which simplifies and unifies the design of reinforced concrete (RC) structures and is applicable to any structural element under both normal and seismic loading conditions. The proposed method has a sound theoretical basis and is expressed in a unified form applicable to all structural members, as well as their connections. It is applied in practice through the use of simple failure criteria derived from first principles without the need for calibration through the use of experimental data. The method is capable of predicting not only load-carrying capacity but also the locations and modes of failure, as well as safeguarding the structural performance code requirements. In this book, the concepts underlying the method are first presented for the case of simply supported RC beams. The application of the method is progressively extended so as to cover all common structural elements. For each structural element considered, evidence of the validity of the proposed method is presented together with design examples and comparisons with current code specifications. The method has been found to produce design solutions which satisfy the seismic performance requirements of current codes in all cases investigated to date, including structural members such as beams, columns, and walls, beam-to-beam or column-to-column connections, and beam-to-column joints.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 7, 2013).
Series
Engineering materials, 1612-1317
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Table of Contents
Reappraisal of concepts underlying reinforced concrete design
The concept of the compressive-force path
Modelling of simply-supported beams
Design of simply supported beams
Design for punching of flat slabs
Design of skeletal structures with beam-like elements
Earthquake-resistant design
Design examples.
The concept of the compressive-force path
Modelling of simply-supported beams
Design of simply supported beams
Design for punching of flat slabs
Design of skeletal structures with beam-like elements
Earthquake-resistant design
Design examples.