Structural Design of Buildings

Foreword

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Editors
• Contributors
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Tackling structural engineering projects David Richardson
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Design development
• 1.3 Project Procurement
• 1.4 RIBA Plan of Work
• 1.5 Construction contracts
• 1.6 CDM regulations
• 1.7 Other relevant factors
• Chapter 2: Managing risk in structural engineering Saeed Ziaie
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Concept of risk
• 2.3 Project life cycle
• 2.4 Design process and technical assurance
• 2.5 CDM
• 2.6 Construction time, cost and buildability
• 2.7 Structural adequacy and extreme challenge
• 2.8 Service loading, statics and dynamics
• 2.9 Codes of practice
• 2.10 Innovation, hazards and risks
• 2.11 Conclusions
• Chapter 3: Structural Design Processes Iain A MacLeod & Salam Al-Bizri
• 3.1 Controlling the design Process
• 3.1.1 Introduction:
• 3.1.2 Process map
• 3.1.3 Sub-processes
• 3.1.4 Process control strategies
• 3.1.5 Technical assessment processes
• 3.1.6 Analysis modelling
• 3.1.7 Concluding Remarks
• 3.2 Achieving zero accidents, zero delays and zero defects
• 3.2.1 Introduction: 3.2.2 A fully integrated organisational framework
• 3.2.3 Fully integrated organisational framework implementation
• 3.2.4 Concluding Remarks
• Chapter 4: Loading R. B. Marshall
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Typology and method of application
• 4.3 Combinations of load
• 4.4 Permanent (dead) loads
• 4.5 Imposed (live) loads
• 4.6 Wind loads
• 4.7 Seismic loads
• 4.8 Blast loads
• 4.9 Self-straining load effects
• 4.10 Fire loads
• 4.11 Fluid loads
• 4.12 Silo loads
• 4.13 Soil/earth loads
• 4.14 Conclusions
• Chapter 5: Introduction to Materials science for structural designers F.A.Veer
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 An atomistic point of view of strength, stiffness, expansion, elongation and failure
• 5.3 Eco-impact of structural materials
• 5.4 Metals
• 5.5 Ceramics
• 5.6 Polymers, composites and wood
• 5. 7 Advised further reading
• Chapter 6: Advances in Concrete Technology Ravindra Kumar Dhir and Chao Qun Lye
• 6.1 Composite Cement Concrete
• 6.2 Concrete Chemical Admixtures
• 6.3 Goepolymer Concrete
• 6.4 Recycled Aggregate Concrete
• 6.5 Fibre-Reinforced Concrete
• 6.6 Nano-Concrete
• 6.7 Lightweight Aggregate and Heavyweight Aggregate Concrete
• 6.8 Smart Concretes
• 6.9 3D Printed Concrete
• 6.10 Design of Concrete by Performance
• 6.11 Concluding Remarks
• Chapter 7 Sustainability Elisabeth Marlow and Meike Borchers
• 7.1 Introduction: putting sustainability into a global context
• 7.2 Sustainable development and policy for the built environment
• 7.3 Measuring sustainability
• 7.4 Implementing a sustainable design approach in buildings
• 7.5 Sustainable urban renewal
• 7.6 Conclusion
• Chapter 8 Computational Design and Finite Element Analysis Peter Debney
• 8.1 Introduction: Why use Computational Design?
• 8.2 Benefits of Computational Design
• 8.3 What is Computational Design?
• 8.4 Parametric Design
• 8.5 Finite Element Analysis
• 8.5 Optimisation
• 8.6 Putting Computational Design into action
• 8.7 Conclusion
• Chapter 9 Automated BIM collaboration Sepehr Abrishami
• 9.1 Purpose
• 9.2 Literature Review
• 9.3 Research Methodology
• 9.4 Data Collection: Framework development and validation