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). A previous
book, entitled 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),
whereas the current book 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. Advanced Design at Ultimate Limit State (ULS).
2. Slender Compression Members - Mechanics and Design.
3. Approximate Analysis Methods.
Appendix 1. Cardano's Method.
Appendix 2. Steel Reinforcement Table.
About the Authors
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.
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).
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.
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.
