ICE Manual of Structural Design : Buildings

Title: ICE Manual of Structural Design : Buildings
Author: John Bull
ISBN: 0727741446 / 9780727741448
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 472
Publisher: ICE Publishing
Year: 2012
Availability: In Stock

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Part of the ICE manuals series, ICE Manual of Structural Design : Buildings is the essential reference for all structural engineers involved in the design of buildings and other structures. The manual takes a project oriented approach, covering key issues that design professionals face at the outset of a project such as sustainability, risk management and how to understand the client’s needs. It then goes on to cover the core issues of concept design and the detailed design of structural components.

ICE Manual of Structural Design : Buildings approaches the key issues relating to design as they would arise on a typical project; provides an understanding of the key structural design issues at concept design stage, and gives practical advice on designing structural components.

ICE Manual of Structural Design : Buildings is an invaluable resource for all engineers engaged in any aspect of structural design projects

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Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Contributors

Section I : Fundamentals of Structural Design
Chapter 1 :
The Place of the Structural Engineer in Society
Chapter 2 : Tackling Structural Engineering Projects
Chapter 3 : Managing Risk in Structural Engineering
Chapter 4 : Sustainability
Chapter 5 : Taking a Through-Life Perspective in Design
Chapter 6 : Controlling the Design Process

Section II : Concept Design
Chapter 7 :
Key Issues for Multi-Storey Buildings
Chapter 8 : Typical Design Considerations for Generic Building Types
Chapter 9 : How Buildings Fail
Chapter 10 : Loading
Chapter 11 : Structural Fire Engineering Design
Chapter 12 : Structural Robustness
Chapter 13 : Soil-Structure Interaction
Chapter 14 : Materials
Chapter 15 : Stability
Chapter 16 : Movement and Tolerances

Section III : Detailed Design
Chapter 17 :
Design of Concrete Elements
Chapter 18 : Steelwork
Chapter 19 : Timber and Wood-Based Products
Chapter 20 : Masonry
Chapter 21 : Glass

Index