Structural design of buildings / Paul Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Paul, 1966 October 17- author.

Series:

THEi Wiley ebooks.

THEi Wiley ebooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Structural design.

Building--Details.

Building.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (481 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

West Sussex, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2016.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Access using campus network via VPN at home (THEi Users Only).

Summary:

Covering common problems, likely failures and their remedies, this is an essential on-site guide to the behaviour of a building's structure. Presented in a clear structure and user-friendly style, the book goes through all the structural aspects of a building and assesses the importance of the different components. It explains the structural behaviour of buildings, giving some of the basics of structures together with plenty of real-life examples and guidance.

Contents:

Title Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; About the Author; Introduction; Health and Safety; Building Regulations, Listed Buildings and Planning Consent; Chapter 1: The History of Buildings; The development of building knowledge; Styles of architecture and building construction; Chapter 2: Loadings and Aspects of Structural Theory Relating to Buildings; Weight and mass; Permanent actions or dead loads; Variable actions or imposed loads; Wind load; Accidental actions; Seismic action; BS EN 1991: Actions on structures EC1; Combinations of load and factors of safety; Stress; Strain

Young's modulus or modulus of elasticityPlastic deformation; Buckling; Local buckling; Second moment of area; Centre of gravity; Lateral torsional buckling; Neutral axis; Bending force; Shear force and bending moment; Deflection; Static equilibrium; Internal forces; Derivation of shear force; Derivation of bending moment; Derivation of deflection; Basic theory of bending; Moment of resistance; Combined bending and direct stress; External and internal statically determinate structures; Connections and restraints; Stiffness; Buildings and load paths; Chapter 3: The Construction of Buildings

Breathable and non-breathable constructionTimber frame; Stone; Modern timber frame construction; Solid brick construction; Cavity construction; Steel construction; Commercial steel portal frames; Precast concrete construction; Chapter 4: Steel; Steel properties; Lateral torsional buckling; The effect of end restraints on a beam; Bending failure; Local buckling; Shear failure; Web bearing and buckling; Deflection; Fire and corrosion; Chapter 5: Concrete; The history of cement and concrete; Cement; Water and workability - now known as consistence; Failure of concrete; Strength of concrete

Concrete mix designsCreep; Environment; Air-entrained concrete; Accelerators and retarders; Plasticizers; Fly ash, silica flume and ground granulated blast furnace slag; Anti-corrosion; Chapter 6: Timber; Grading of timber; Moisture; Air-dried timber; Kiln-dried timber; Dimensions of timber; Shear; Bending; Deflection; Chapter 7: Foundations; Purpose of foundations; The history of foundations; Building Regulation requirements; Stepped foundation; Types of foundation; Piles; Bearing pressure; Bearing capacity; Eccentric loading on foundations; Climatic and moisture changes

Physical damage by treesUnderpinning; Chapter 8: Walls; The strength of walls; Masonry unit; Frost resistance and soluble salts; Concrete blocks; Mortar; Lime putty (non-hydraulic lime); Hydraulic lime; Important rules in the use of lime mortars; Cement; Characteristic strength of masonry; Slenderness ratio; Flexural stiffness and the second moment of area; Euler load; Leaning walls and stability; Movement joints; Changes due to temperature changes; Changes due to moisture changes; Traditional design of walls; Middle-third rule; Timber frame walls and raking; Chapter 9: Floors

The history of floors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118839393

1118839390

9781118839386

1118839382

OCLC:

931227002