This book is focused on the theoretical and practical design of
reinforced concrete beams, columns and frame structures. It is based on
an analytical approach of designing normal reinforced concrete
structural elements that are compatible with most international design
rules, including for instance the European design rules - Eurocode 2 -
for reinforced concrete structures. The book tries to distinguish
between what belongs to the structural design philosophy of such
structural elements (related to strength of materials arguments) and
what belongs to the design rule aspects associated with specific
characteristic data (for the material or loading parameters). Reinforced
Concrete Beams, Columns and Frames - Mechanics and Design deals with the
fundamental aspects of the mechanics and design of reinforced concrete
in general, both related to the Serviceability Limit State (SLS) and the
Ultimate Limit State (ULS). A second book, entitled Reinforced Concrete
Beams, Columns and Frames - Section and Slender Member Analysis, deals
with more advanced ULS aspects, along with instability and second-order
analysis aspects. Some recent research results including the use of
non-local mechanics are also presented. This book is aimed at
Masters-level students, engineers, researchers and teachers in the field
of reinforced concrete design. Most of the books in this area are very
practical or code-oriented, whereas this book is more theoretically
based, using rigorous mathematics and mechanics tools.
Contents
1. Design at Serviceability Limit State (SLS).
2. Verification at Serviceability Limit State (SLS).
3. Concepts for the Design at Ultimate Limit State (ULS).
4. Bending-Curvature at Ultimate Limit State (ULS).
Appendix 1. Cardano's Method.
Appendix 2. Steel Reinforcement Table.
About the Authors
Charles Casandjian was formerly Associate Professor at INSA (French
National Institute of Applied Sciences), Rennes, France and the chairman
of the course on reinforced concrete design. He has published work on
the mechanics of concrete and is also involved in creating a web
experience for teaching reinforced concrete design - BA-CORTEX.
Noël Challamel is Professor in Civil Engineering at UBS, University of
South Brittany in France and chairman of the EMI-ASCE Stability
committee. His contributions mainly concern the dynamics, stability and
inelastic behavior of structural components, with special emphasis on
Continuum Damage Mechanics (more than 70 publications in International
peer-reviewed journals).
Christophe Lanos is Professor in Civil Engineering at the University of
Rennes 1 in France. He has mainly published work on the mechanics of
concrete, as well as other related subjects. He is also involved in
creating a web experience for teaching reinforced concrete design -
BA-CORTEX.
Jostein Hellesland has been Professor of Structural Mechanics at the
University of Oslo, Norway since January 1988. His contribution to the
field of stability has been recognized and magnified by many
high-quality papers in famous international journals such as Engineering
Structures, Thin-Walled Structures, Journal of Constructional Steel
Research and Journal of Structural Engineering.
