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1 online resource : text file, PDF |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part One: General Principles And Philosophy; Chapter 1: Macromaterials; Chapter 2: Development of skill models as an aid to buildability in design; Chapter 3: Durability design: form, materials and detailing; Chapter 4: Some aspects of the possibilities and perspectives in non-destructive testing in civil engineering; Chapter 5: Validating innovation: a graphic aid for designers; Chapter 6: A direct coupling of experiment and analysis; a hybrid complete-matrix formulation |
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Chapter 7: Expert system: design of tank structures (TASDE)Chapter 8: Non-linear behaviour of grillage slab 'Ortho'; Chairman's remarks; Part Two: Timber; Chapter 9: Application of modern wood based composites in construction; Chapter 10: Behaviour of Glulam beams in fire; Chapter 11: Structural grade chipboard; Chapter 12: New developments in reinforced timber joints; Part Three: New Structural Materials; Chapter 13: Constitutive modelling of structural plastics: the role of physical testing |
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Chapter 14: New development of a porous wearing course for steel orthotropic bridge decks based on synthetic materialsChapter 15: A new type of hollow brick element 'Ortho' for grillage and ribbed slabs; Chapter 16: New techniques and design possibilities with cast metals; Chapter 17: New materials and methods of testing dynamic resisting elements on the new generation of shaped aircraft hangers; Part Four: New Concrete Materials; Chapter 18: Fibre composites for the reinforcement of concrete |
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Chapter 19: Flexural behaviour of carbon fibre reinforced cement composites with conventional steel reinforcementChapter 20: Developing FRC through integrated material-structure optimization; Chapter 21: Fibre reinforced composite materials for reinforced concrete construction; Chapter 22: Application of palm tree fronds in building heat-insulating houses; Chapter 23: The testing of a mass concrete arch bridge; Chapter 24: The concept of concrete cover design in reinforced concrete columns; Part Five: New Concrete Techniques And Masonry Structures |
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Chapter 25: Utilization of an industrial waste product to develop a corrosion protective coating to steel reinforcement in concreteChapter 26: Hyrib: looks to reduce pressure on form work; Chapter 27: Structural steel shearheads for concrete slabs; Discussion; Chapter 28: Combined numerical-experimental development of innovative structural concrete connections; Chapter 29: An assessment of improved resistance to dynamic loads imposed on ordinary dwellings; Chapter 30: Innovative development in masonry; Chapter 31: Treatment of foundation movement damage using the Helibar remedial system |
| Summary |
"This book forms the proceedings of the international seminar held by the Institution of Structural Engineers and the Building Research Establishment in Brighton in April 1993. It brings together contributions from 20 countries on recent innovations in building and construction."--Provided by publisher |
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Building.
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Structural engineering.
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constructions (sculpture)
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structural engineering.
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Building.
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Structural engineering.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Armer, G. S. T., editor
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Clarke, J. L., editor
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Garas, F. K., editor
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| ISBN |
9781482271263 |
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1482271265 |
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