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Author Elliott, Kim S

Title Precast concrete structures / Kim S. Elliott
Published Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 375 pages) : illustrations
Contents Front Cover; Precast Concrete Strucutres; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. What is precast concrete?; Chapter 2. Materials used in precast structures; Chapter 3. Precast frame analysis; Chapter 4. Precast concrete floors; Chapter 5. Precast concrete beams; Chapter 6. Columns and shear walls; Chapter 7. Horizontal floor diaphargms; Chapter 8. Joints and connections; Chapter 9. Beam and column connections; Chapter 10. Ties in precast concrete structures; Index
Summary 'Precast Concrete Structures' introduces the subject in detail looking at the design process, manufacture and construction using precast concrete for multi-storey buildings. Detailed structural analysis of the material and its use is provided. The theory is supported by practical case studies and worked examples. There are explanatory illustrations throughout. Endorsed by the British Precast Concrete Federation and written by an acknowledged authority, this is the first book to explain and educate the student in the uses and advantages of precast concrete
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Precast concrete construction.
Concrete construction.
Concrete construction
Precast concrete construction
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2002071174
ISBN 0080514626
9780080514628
9781136372391
1136372393
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9781136372384
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