Structural Concrete 04/16

Taken from the technical paper On the reliability of the design approach for FRC structures according to fib Model Code 2010: the case of elevated slabs  
by Marco di Prisco, Paolo Martinelli, Benoit Parmentier. 

"[...] Steel fibre-reinforced concrete (SFRC) is a well-known construction material that has been used quite extensively to build industrial pavements, harbour and airport pavements, shotcrete linings, tunnel segments, precast sewer pipes, retaining structures, foundation slabs, slabs on piles and elevated slabs supported on columns. The use of SFRC in these structures is particularly convenient because it gains advantages from the redundancy of these structures. It also allows significant reinforcement optimizations in terms of casting simplification, a performance increase such as depth reduction, quality of the casting and durability due to crack opening control.[...]"

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FIB
fib Model Code for Concrete Structures 2010

October 2013. ISBN: 978-3-433-03061-5

The objectives of the fib Model Code 2010 are to serve as a basis for future codes for concrete structures, and present new developments with regard to concrete structures, structural materials and new ideas in order to achieve optimum behaviour. The fib Model Code 2010 is now the most comprehensive code on concrete structures, including their complete life cycle: conceptual design, dimensioning, construction, conservation and dismantlement. It is expected to become an important document for both national and international code committees, practitioners and researchers.

Häussler-Combe, Ulrich
Computational Methods for Reinforced Concrete Structures

October 2014. ISBN: 978-3-433-03054-7

The book gives a compact review of numerical methods and a description of material behavior. These basics are applied to bars, beams, strut and tie models, plates, slabs and shells. Examples are developed for each structural type, and may be reproduced by open source software. go to: www.concrete-fem.com.

Fehling, Ekkehard / Schmidt, Michael / Walraven, Joost C. / Leutbecher, Torsten / Fröhlich, Susanne
Ultra-High Performance Concrete UHPC
Fundamentals, Design, Examples

September 2014. ISBN: 978-3-433-03087-5

UHPC becomes attractive because of life cycle cost and sustainability analysis for structures. This book gives a comprehensive overview from material properties and manufacturing to design and dimensioning aspects. With worldwide examples from bridge and building engineering.

Selected chapters from the German Beton-Kalender (Concrete Yearbook) are now being published in the new English "Beton-Kalender Series" for the benefit of an international audience.

Zilch, Konrad / Niedermeier, Roland / Finckh, Wolfgang
Strengthening of Concrete Structures with Adhesively Bonded Reinforcement
Design and Dimensioning of CFRP Laminates and Steel Plates

June 2014. ISBN: 978-3-433-03086-8

The design and use of externally bonded CFRP strips, CF sheets and steel plates according to the German DAfStb guideline, which supplements the Eurocode. With design examples covering fatigue, creep, serviceability and ultimate limit state analysis for slabs, beams and columns.

Selected chapters from the German Beton-Kalender (Concrete Yearbook) are now being published in the new English "Beton-Kalender Series" for the benefit of an international audience.

Grünberg, Jürgen / Göhlmann, Joachim
Concrete Structures for Wind Turbines

October 2013. ISBN: 978-3-433-03041-7

This book gives a comprehensive overview for planning and structural design analysis of reinforced concrete and pre-stressed concrete wind turbine towers for both, onshore and offshore wind turbines. Wind turbines represent structures subjected to highly dynamic loading patterns. Therefore, for the design of loadbearing structures, fatigue effects - and not just maximum loads - are extremely important, in particular in the connections and joints of concrete and hybrid structures. There multi-axial stress conditions occur which so far are not covered by the design codes. The specific actions, the nonlinear behaviour and modeling for the structural analysis are explained. Design and verification with a focus on fatigue are adressed. The chapter Manufacturing includes hybrid structures, segmental construction of pre-stressed concrete towers and offshore wind turbine foundations.

Selected chapters from the German Beton-Kalender (Concrete Yearbook) are now being published in the new English "Beton-Kalender Series" for the benefit of an international audience.

Christmassales - 20% discount on english books

Choose from the available program and get 20% discount on English books. The discount is granted on orders placed via the Ernst & Sohn website until 31^st December 2016.

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a selection:

Kurrer, Karl-Eugen
The History of the Theory of Structures

Aicher, Otl
analogous and digital

Aicher, Otl
the world as design

FIB
fib Model Code for Concrete Structures 2010

Svensson, Holger
Cable-Stayed Bridges

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Grünberg, Jürgen / Göhlmann, Joachim
Concrete Structures for Wind Turbines

October 2013. ISBN: 978-3-433-03041-7

• Manual and reference guide for the design of compounds according to Euro code
• detailed overview of design rules of EN 1993-1-8
• detailed examples illustrate the design principles