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The plastic method has been used extensively by engineers for the design of steel structures, including simple beams, continuous beams, and simple portal frames. Traditionally, the analysis is based on the rigid-plastic theory whereby the plastic collapse load is evaluated through virtual work formulation in which elastic deflection is ignored. For more complex frames, specialist computer packages for elastoplastic analysis are usually employed. |
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Practical information and training has become urgently needed for the new Eurocode 8 on the Design of Structures for Earthquake Resistance, especially in relation to the underlying principles of seismic behaviour and the design of building structures. |
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Glazing is used to allow the design and construction of buildings that are well lit, spacious and have a minimum impact on vision out. A variety of glazing infill materials and glazing systems may be used, which may require expert guidance if buildings are to be designed and glazing selected to ensure satisfactory long-term safety and performance. This book provides clear, consistent information on glazing that is used on both new and existing buildings and that has a potential to fall on breakage, causing safety or other concerns. |
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The distinguishing feature of the construction manuals from Edition Detail and the internationally renowned journal Detail is the exceptional quality of the information it imparts. These books have set new standards and become indispensable in the daily work of planning and building. They are now being published in English for the first time. This volume shows the wide range of possibilities for using glass in construction, beginning with a historical overview of glass in architecture. |
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This FacadesTechnical Review is the first in a series of books from RlBA Publishing which aims to show what is current in the technical aspects of building design. |
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All building users should be able to enter and move around a building with the confidence that the doors, windows and balustrades they walk past or through are safe to use. Sadly, glass related accidents and injuries due to human impact with glazing products are all too common. Many of these accidents involve pain, suffering, broken bones and even death, and often occur because the glass or glazing material is either not visually apparent to the building user, is not a safety glass, or robust enough to withstand human impact. |
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This book is very much the result of a collaboration between the three co-authors: Professors Nakasone and Yoshimoto of Tokyo University of Science, Japan and Professor Stolarski of Brunel University, United Kingdom. This collaboration started some 10 years ago and initially covered only research topics of interest to the authors. Exchange of academic staff and research students have taken place and archive papers have been published. However, being academic does not mean research only. |
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Since publication of the second edition of Design of Structural Elements there have been two major developments in the field of structural engineering which have suggested this new edition. The first and foremost of these is that the Eurocodes for concrete, steel, masonry and timber design have now been converted to full EuroNorm (EN) status and, with the possible exception of the |
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This book provides engineers and students with a set of examples that meet requirement British Standard DD ENV 1993-1-1:1992 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structure part 1:1 General rules and rules for buildings. The examples include a 5-storey steel frame building and five other steel structures. Each example has ben prepared to give detailed indication of the process of design steel structures to Eurocode 3, inclucding all the checks required by the Eurocode and the UK National Application Document (NAD). |
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The purpose of this book is to introduce engineers, technologists, and architects to the design of wood structures. It is designed to serve either as a text for a course in timber design or as a reference for systematic self-study of the subject. The book will lead the reader through the complete design of a wood structure (except for the foundation). The sequence of the material follows the same general order that it would in actual design: |
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