Construction & Building Trades - Concrete & Brickwork, Mechanical Engineering - General & Miscellaneous, Mechanical Physics - Structural, Concrete - Materials Science, Structural Engineering - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
The use of fracture mechanics in resolving problems in the design of concrete structures is becoming more widely accepted and utilized as current codes cannot always be applied satisfactorily to design conditions. There is wide-ranging technical literature available on the subject but to date there is no readily accessible and systematic source to meet the needs of present practitioners and future designers. Fracture Mechanics and Structural Concrete addresses this need. The book provides a simple and straightforward study of fracture mechanics relating to concrete design and promotes its usage by highlighting the shortcomings of current design codes. It explains how fracture mechanics can overcome certain design problems, such as minimum reinforcement, punching shear failure and the influence of structural size upon shear capacity. Professional engineers, researchers and academics will find Fracture Mechanics and Structural Concrete an essential introduction to the subject. It will also be useful to postgraduate and final-year undergraduate students of civil engineering.Book Details
Published
January 1, 1995
Publisher
Addison-Wesley
Pages
400
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780582215825