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Summary
Summary
This book describes all aspects of cast-in-place concrete design and construction, and presents several innovative state-of-the-art techniques that will challenge the ways engineers have traditionally approached such tall building projects. Some of the important issues covered include: an in-depth discussion of construction loads, including material, shoring, and reshoring; new materials and techniques, including fibre-reinforced and high-strength concrete; structural analysis; alternate design methods. This book may be of interest to structural and construction engineers working on the design of tall buildings using cast-in-place concrete.
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One in a series on building design, "Monograph on Planning and Design of Tall Buildings" published since 1978 by the American Society of Civil Engineers. This current volume is a companion to Structural Design of Tall Concrete and Masonry Buildings (1978) and is a complement rather than a replacement. There have been two previous supplements to the initial series: Developments in Tall Buildings (1983), and Advances in Tall Buildings (1986). Written to appeal to practicing structural engineers, the book has more to do with the setting of design policies and approaches than with the details of the execution. Material was prepared by 29 different authors with some chapters having as many as 8 authors. The editors have done an extraordinary job in fusing together these diverse styles and subjects. Topics related to beams, columns, and seismic design make up the major portion of the book. Emphasis is on new material and concepts that have evolved since the earlier volume. A chapter on materials focuses on high-strength and fiber-reinforced concretes. This entire series is better focused on professional practice than have been conference proceedings such as the International Conference on Planning and Design of Tall Buildings, Proceedings (5 v., 1973). Libraries having any of the earlier volumes in this series definitely should have this one. W. C. Schnobrich; University of Illinois at UrbanaDSChampaign
