Structural Engineering Handbook, Fifth Edition PDF

Abstract:

The industry-standard guide to structural engineering—fully updated for the latest advances and regulations.

For 50 years, this internationally renowned handbook has been the go-to reference for structural engineering specifications, codes, technologies, and procedures. Featuring contributions from a variety of experts, the book has been revised to align with the codes that govern structural design and materials, including IBC, ASCE 7, ASCE 37, ACI, AISC, AASHTO, NDS, and TMS. Concise, practical, and user-friendly, this one-of-a-kind resource contains real-world examples and detailed descriptions of today's design methods.

Structural Engineering Handbook, Fifth Edition, covers:

• Structural loads

• Structural analysis

• Earthquake engineering

• Computer applications in structural engineering

• Fatigue, brittle fracture, and lamellar tearing

• Soil mechanics and foundations

• Design of steel structural and composite members

• Design of cold-formed steel structural members

• Design of aluminum structural members

• Design of reinforced- and prestressed-concrete structural members

• Masonry construction and timber structures

• Bridges and girder boxes

• Industrial and tall buildings

• Thin-shell concrete structures

• Structural fire engineering

• Blast-resistant design and progressive collapse

• Building information modeling

• Health monitoring

• FRP strengthening of reinforced-concrete members

• Machine foundations

• Structural glass and stone facades

• Cable-supported roofs, steel tanks, transmission towers, concrete silos, and chimneys

• Value engineering

Author: Mustafa Mahamid, Ph.D., S.E., P.E., P.Eng., F.SEI, F.ASCE, F.ACI, Edwin H. Gaylord, Jr., Charles N. Gaylord