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Structural Detailing in Steel
Author(s): M Y H Bangash, Consulting engineer
Publication date: 01 December 2000
ISBN: 9780727734761
Stock level: Low stock
£60.40 £75.50
Construction time constraints are partly responsible for the increasingly prevalent use of structural steel. The need for swift completed framework and fabrication is of paramount importance. This extensive manual looks at the various aspects of steel construction. It covers the full scope of structural steelwork detailing, including fundamentals,
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Cable Stayed Bridges, 2nd edition
Author(s): René Walther, Bernard Houriet, Walmar Isler, Pierre Moïa and Jean-François Klein, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Publication date: 27 October 1999
ISBN: 9780727727732
Stock level: Low stock
£95.00 £118.75
The cable stayed bridge is an elegant, economical and efficient structure. Virtually unknown 40 years ago, these bridges have become increasingly important as their properties have been more fully understood. They have recently proved to be highly cost-effective for short to medium spans.
The second edition of this extremely popular book has bee
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Extending Performance of Concrete Structures
Author(s): Edited by Ravindra K Dhir and Paul A J Tittle
Publication date: 01 October 1999
ISBN: 9780727728203
Stock level: Low stock
£60.60 £75.75
Extending Performance of Concrete Structures forms the Proceedings of the one day International Seminar held during the Congress, Creating with Concrete, 6-10 September 1999, organised by the Concrete Technology Unit, University of Dundee. Topics discussed include developments in materials and use in new construction. The themes of the seminar were
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Structural Appraisal of Iron Framed Textile Mills: ICE Design and Practice Guide
Author(s): Institution of Civil Engineers
Publication date: 09 April 1998
ISBN: 9780727727138
Stock level: Low stock
£15.60 £19.50
This guide begins with a broad overview of mill building structures and their development, illustrated with examples of mill construction details. It then moves on to discuss measures that may be needed to ensure compliance with modern Building Regulations. Historical and modern evidence is presented to show that the robustness of these old buildin
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Guidelines for the Supplementary Load Testing of Bridges
Author(s): Institution of Civil Engineers, National Steering Committee for the Load Testing of Bridges
Publication date: 08 April 1998
ISBN: 9780727727374
Stock level: Out of stock
£19.00 £23.75
As of January 1999, under European Union ruling, 40 tonne vehicles have been allowed on UK roads, leading to a challenging programme of bridge assessment. In order to determine the true load carrying capacity of bridges and to avert a vast programme of unnecessary bridge strengthening and replacement schemes, bridge owners are turning increasingly
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Appraisal and Repair of Reinforced Concrete
Author(s): R Holland, Consulting Engineer
Publication date: 17 April 1997
ISBN: 9780727725837
Stock level: Low stock
£31.20 £39.00
This book provides guidance on appraisal and repair of reinforced concrete building structures. It addresses the problems related to reinforced concrete, corrosion of reinforcement, cracking, cathodic protection and protective coatings, and it highlights the advantages and/or problems of each while explaining the methods and options available.
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Civil Engineering Heritage: Wales and West Central England, 2nd edition
Author(s): Edited by Roger Cragg
Publication date: 08 April 1997
ISBN: 9780727725769
Stock level: Low stock
£24.84 £31.05
First published in 1985, this new edition of Civil Engineering Heritage: Wales and West Central England covers Wales and the Western part of central England from Cheshire in the north to just south of Bristol. This book has been substantially revised and updated to provide a much greater spread and depth of coverage, and describes many examples of
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Bridge Modification 2: Stronger and Safer Bridges
Author(s): Edited by B Pritchard, Consulting Engineer
Publication date: 01 March 1997
ISBN: 9780727725899
Stock level: Low stock
£35.64 £44.55
Changes in vehicle weight limits and revisions to safety standards inevitably increase the demands placed on bridges. Increases in traffic flow seen over the past years also mean that many bridges are carrying much greater loads than their designers ever anticipated.
Following from the very successful Bridge Modification conference in 1994, this
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Appraisal and repair of masonry
Author(s): G Parkinson, G Shaw, J Beck and D Knowles, Curtins Consulting Engineer
Publication date: 18 April 1996
ISBN: 9780727720559
Stock level: Low stock
£31.20 £39.00
This guide provides practical advice and guidance on the repair and maintenance of masonry structures. It covers all of the various forms of masonry, including stone, brick and blockwork.
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Design of Fastenings in Concrete
Author(s): Comité Euro-International du Béton
Publication date: 17 April 1996
ISBN: 9780727735669
Stock level: Low stock
£44.00 £55.00
Although a large number of fastenings assembles are installed every day, understanding in the engineering community of their behaviour is limited, and there is no generally accepted design method. Design of fastenings in concrete overcomes this.
This design guide is based on a safety concept using partial safety factors taken from the CEB/FIB Mo
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