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Author:   Feng Fu (School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, UK) ,  David Richardson (School of Civil Engineering, UK)
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   0.568kg
ISBN:  

9781835495735

ISBN 10:   1835495737
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   12 July 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Acknowledgements About the Editors About the Contributors Introduction Chapter 1. Structural design of reinforced concrete elements to EC2; Owen Brooker and Ashraf Ashour 1.1 Introduction 1.2 System selection 1.3 Preliminary sizing 1 .4 Stability 1.5 Detailed design 1.6 Conclusions Chapter 2. Steelwork; John Rushton 2.1 Introduction 2.2 What is a successful steel design? 2.3 Design responsibility 2.4 Design/Analysis/Detail design-a virtuous circle 2.5 Preliminary structural steelwork arrangements 2.6 Challenges and opportunities 2.7 Reconstruction of a 1920s steel framed office building 2.8 Conclusion Chapter 3. Timber and wood-based products; Bernardino D’Amico 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Timber for structural use 3.3 Solid timber and engineered wood products 3.4 Mechanical properties of timber and engineered wood products 3.5 Design rules for ultimate limit states 3.6 Design rules for serviceability limit states 3.7 Connections 3.8 Glued composite sections 3.9 Conclusions Chapter 4. Masonry; Andrew Rolf 4.1 Introduction 4.2 System Selection 4.3 Preliminary Sizing 4.4 Final Design 4.5 Design Examples 4.6 Other Aspects of Final Design Chapter 5. Aluminium in Civil Engineering structures; Federico Massimo Mazzolani 5.1 Birth of Aluminium 5.2 The first applications 5.3 Why Aluminium in Structural Engineering 5.4. Aluminium alloys for structural use 5.5. The development of Eurocode 5.6. Some relevant features of Eurocode 9 5.7. Real examples of Aluminium Structures Chapter 6. Glass in Façades and Other Applications; Mauro Overend 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Manufacture and Mechanical Properties 6.3 Use of glass in buildings 6.4. Engineering design of glass 6.5 Use of glass in buildings; 6.6 Engineering design of glass 6.7 Designing environmentally sustainable glass. Chapter 7. Retrofitting, materials for the thermal upgrade of existing building and life cycle impacts; Chiara Piccardo 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Energy efficiency standards 7.3 Measures for energy-efficient renovations 7.4 Materials for energy-efficient renovations 7.5 Life cycle of energy-efficient renovations 7.6. Energy and carbon implications of renovations

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Feng Fu Ph.D., MBA, CEng, FIStructE, FASCE, FICE, FHEA is a Chartered Structural Engineer and Associate Professor of Structural Engineering at the School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, City, University London, UK. David Richardson BEng(Hons) CEng FIStructE FHEA is a Chartered Structural Engineer and Associate Professor of Structural Design at the School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, UK.

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