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This classic and well-respected textbook provides the most comprehensive coverage of the process of design for structural elements and features a wealth of practical problems and real-world examples. It introduces readers to the design requirements of the Eurocodes for the four most commonly used materials in construction: concrete, steel, timber and masonry, and illustrates the concepts and calculations necessary for the design of the most frequently encountered basic structural elements. It includes a detailed section on structural analysis.The scope of this text is wide, and its numerous examples, problems and easy-to-follow diagrams make it an ideal course text.This user-friendly text is an indispensable resource both for undergraduates in all years of civil engineering and structural engineering, in construction and architecture, and for practising engineers looking to refresh their knowledge.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface
• Part I
• Structural Analysis Techniques
• Design Philosophies
• Structural Loading
• Structural Instability, Overall Stability and Robustness
• Part II
• Reinforced Concrete Elements
• Part III
• Structural Steelwork Elements
• Part IV
• Structural Timber Elements
• Part V
• Structural Masonry Elements
• Part VI
• Appendix 1 Greek Alphabet, SI Prefixes, Coefficients of Friction and Typical Material Properties
• Appendix 2 Properties of Geometric Figures
• Appendix 3 Beam Reactions, Bending Moments and Deflections
• Appendix 4 Continuous Beam Coefficients
• Appendix 5 Self-weights of Construction Materials
• Appendix 6 Reinforcement Bar Cross-sectional Areas
• Appendix 7 Black-bolt and H.S.F.G. - Bolt Data
• Bibliography
• Index

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