Structural Design of Buildings

Foreword

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Design considerations for typical building uses; Gary Rollison
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Hospitals and medical buildings
• 1.3 Offices
• 1.4 Retail and mixed-use
• 1.5 Industrial buildings
• 1.6 Industrial - data centres
• 1.7 Residential
• 1.8 Schools
• 1.9 Leisure
• 1.10 Concluding observations
• Chapter 2. Key issues for multi-storey buildings; John Roberts
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Managing the design
• 2.3 The building structure as a system
• 2.4 Achieving the right structure on plan
• 2.5 Achieving the right structural section
• 2.6 Accommodating other components and issues
• 2.7 Sustainability and carbon
• 2.8 Summary
• 2.9 Concluding remark
• Chapter 3. Stability; Saeed Ziaie
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 General considerations and philosophy
• 3.3 Low-rise buildings
• 3.4 Multi-storey buildings
• 3.5 Precast concrete framed buildings
• 3.6 Detailing
• 3.7 Stability of existing buildings
• 3.8 Further stability requirements
• 3.9 Conclusions
• Chapter 4. Tall building design; Feng Fu
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2. The structural system of tall buildings
• 4.3 Floor system
• 4.4 Foundation Design for tall buildings
• 4.5 Shortening effect
• 4.6 Blast design for tall buildings
• 4.7 Fire safety design for tall buildings
• 4.8. Progressive collapse
• Chapter 5. Soil–structure interaction; Mohsen Vaziri
• 5.1 Introduction to soil– structure interaction
• 5.2 Methods of predicting foundation and substructure behaviour
• 5.3 Applications and limitations of soil–structure models
• 5.4 Ground model
• 5.5 Structural model
• 5.6 Developing the model with the design team
• 5.7 Validating results
• 5.8 Calibrating the model
• 5.9 Monitoring
• 5.10 Conclusions
• Chapter 6. Movement and tolerances; Alex Hu
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Tolerances
• 6.3 Material behaviour and movement under applied load
• 6.4 In-service performance of commonly used structural materials
• 6.5 Foundation movement
• 6.6 Strategies for dealing with movement and tolerance effects
• 6.7 Methods of measurement and control
• 6.8 Dispute resolution
• 6.9 Conclusions
• Chapter 7. Modular construction in buildings; R Mark Lawson
• 7.1 Introduction to modular construction
• 7.2 Structural design in modular construction
• 7.3 Structural action of modules and background tests
• 7.4 Factory production of modules
• Chapter 8. Structural fire engineering design; Tom Lennon
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 Compartment time-temperature response
• 8.3 Heat transfer
• 8.4 Mechanical (Structural) response
• 8.5 Calculation methods
• 8.6 Concluding remarks
• Chapter 9. Structural robustness; Tony Marsh
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Disproportionate and progressive collapse
• 9.3 Historical development of design for structural robustness
• 9.4 UK/European regulations and codes of practice
• 9.5 Methods for design for structural robustness
• 9.6 Terrorism and other malicious risks
• 9.7 Why buildings fail
• 9.8 Concrete failure
• 9.9 Timber failure
• 9.10 Masonry failure
• 9.11 Foundation failure
• 9.12 Design
• 9.13 Analysis
• 9.14 Conclusions
• Chapter 10. Seismic design for buildings; Alex Hu
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Engineering fundamentals of earthquake and seismic design
• 10.3 Seismic design of steel building structures
• 10.4 Seismic design of reinforced concrete building structures
• 10.5 Seismic design of reinforced masonry building structures
• 10.6 Seismic design of wood building structures
• 10.7 Seismic design of building foundations
• 10.8 Seismic design of non-structural components of buildings
• 10.9 Performance based seismic design of buildings
• 10.10 Conclusions