Retrofitting Design of Building Structures

ISBN-13: 9781420091786 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 176 str.

Xilin Lu

Opis

Retrofitting of building structures, including maintenance, rehabilitation, and strengthening, is not only an important issue in urban construction and management, but also a frequent problem to structural engineers in property management disciplines. Based on the contributors' hands-on experience, Retrofitting Design of Building Structures covers structural retrofitting practices, the basic principles of structural analysis and design, and various innovatively-used structural codes for the design, assessment, and retrofitting of building structures using newly-developed technologies worldwide. Beginning with the procedure of structural retrofitting, this book gradually introduces the significance of structural retrofitting; the inspection methods for structural materials, structural deformation, and damages; retrofitting design methods and construction requirements of various structural systems; and practical examples of structural retrofitting design and construction. In the introduction of various examples, it emphasizes not only conceptual design, but also constructional procedure design, so that a structural retrofitting design work should be completed by both structural analysis and detailed constructional measures. The book provides a complete resource for experienced professionals as well as teachers and students.

Spis treści

Introduction
The Significance of Structural Retrofitting
The Retrofitting Procedure of Building Structures
The Principles of Retrofitting Design for Building Structures
Inspection and Evaluation of Building Structures
Introduction
Inspection for Mechanical Performance of Structural Material
Inspection for Reinforcement Disposition in Concrete Members
Deformation Inspection for Structures and Members
Structural Reliability Assessment 
Retrofitting Design of RC Structures
Introduction
Retrofitting of RC Beams and Slabs
Concrete Column Retrofitting
Retrofitting of Concrete Roof Trusses
Retrofitting Design of Masonry Structures
Introduction
Repairing and Strengthening of Wall Cracks
Retrofitting of the Wall: Lack of Load-bearing Capacity
Retrofitting of Brick Columns for Bearing Capacity Deficiency
Retrofitting of Wall between Windows
Methods for Strengthening the Integrity of Masonry Structures
Retrofitting Methods for Connections between Masonry Members
Retrofitting Design of Wood Structures
Introduction
Retrofitting of Wooden Beams
Retrofitting of Wooden Roof Trusses
Retrofitting of Wooden Columns
Retrofitting of Other Wooden Components
Seismic Retrofitting of Wood Structure Buildings
Index

O autorze

Xilin Lu