Prestressed concrete design
By: Nagarajan, Praveen
Language: English Publisher: Noida Pearson c2013Description: xiii, 309p.; 24cmISBN: 9789332513754Subject(s): Engineering and technology | Civil engineering | Structural materials | Concrete | Prestressed concreteDDC classification: 624.183412 NAG/P Online resources: Publisher's URL Summary: This book is suited for a first course in prestressed concrete design offered to senior undergraduate students in civil engineering and postgraduate students in structural engineering. The book focuses on the behaviour of the prestressed concrete structural elements, with emphasis on clarity and precision in its discussions. Carefully chosen worked examples are included to delineate the design aspects while pointed chapter-end questions enable effortless recapitulation of the subject. This book, while being useful to both the students and teachers, will also serve as an invaluable reference for practising engineers.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Basic Concepts
Chapter 2: Materials
Chapter 3: Limit State Design
Chapter 4: Losses in Prestress
Chapter 5: Analysis of Sections
Chapter 6: Shear and Torsion
Chapter 7: Anchorage Zones
Chapter 8: Deflections
Chapter 9: Design of Members
Chapter 10: Composite Materials
Chapter 11: Intermediate Structures
Chapter 12: Slabs
Chapter 13: Circular Prestressing
This book is suited for a first course in prestressed concrete design offered to senior undergraduate students in civil engineering and postgraduate students in structural engineering. The book focuses on the behaviour of the prestressed concrete structural elements, with emphasis on clarity and precision in its discussions. Carefully chosen worked examples are included to delineate the design aspects while pointed chapter-end questions enable effortless recapitulation of the subject. This book, while being useful to both the students and teachers, will also serve as an invaluable reference for practising engineers.