Wind and earthquake resistant buildings : structural analysis and design

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Wind and earthquake resistant buildings : structural analysis and design

Bungale S. Taranath

(Civil and environmental engineering, 18)

Marcel Dekker, c2005

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 873-876) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Developed as a resource for practicing engineers, while simultaneously serving as a text in a formal classroom setting, Wind and Earthquake Resistant Buildings provides a fundmental understanding of the behavior of steel, concrete, and composite building structures. The text format follows, in a logical manner, the typical process of designing a building, from the first step of determining design loads, to the final step of evaluating its behavior for unusual effects. Includes a worksheet that takes the drudgery out of estimating wind response. The book presents an in-depth review of wind effects and outlines seismic design, highlighting the dymamic behavior of buildings. It covers the design and detailing the requirements of steel, concrete, and composite buidlings assigned to seismic design categories A through E. The author explains critical code specific items and structural concepts by doing the nearly impossible feat of addressing the history, reason for existence, and intent of major design provisions of the building codes. While the scope of the book is intentionally broad, it provides enough in-depth coverage to make it useful for structural engineers in all stages of their careers.

Table of Contents

Wind Loads. Seismic Design. Steel Buildings. Concrete Buildings. Composite Buildings. Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings. Gravity Systems. Special Topics. Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA73673855
  • ISBN
    • 0824759346
  • LCCN
    2005295927
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 892 p., [9] leaves of plates
  • Size
    26 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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