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Developments in Earthquake Engineering have focussed on the capacity and response of structures. They often overlook the importance of seismological knowledge to earthquake-proofing of design. It is not enough only to understand the anatomy of the structure, you must also appreciate the nature of the likely earthquake.

Seismic design, as detailed in this book, is the bringing together of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology. It focuses on the seismological aspects of design – analyzing various types of earthquake and how they affect structures differently. Understanding the distinction between these earthquake types and their different impacts on buildings can make the difference between whether a building stands or falls, or at least to how much it costs to repair.

Covering the basis and basics of the major international codes, this is the essential guide for professionals working on structures in earthquake zones around the world.

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Structural Analysis Rules of Thumb provides a comprehensive review of the classical methods of structural analysis and also the recent advances in computer applications.The prefect guide for the Professional Engineer's exam, Williams covers principles of structural analysis to advanced concepts.Methods of analysis are presented in a concise and direct manner and the different methods of approach to a problem are illustrated by specific examples. In addition, the book include the clear and concise approach to the subject and the focus on the most direct solution to a problem.Numerous worked examples are provided to consolidate the readers? understanding of the topics.

Structural Analysis Rules of Thumb is perfect for anyone who wishes to have handy reference filled with equations, calculations and modeling instructions as well as candidates studying for professional engineering registration examinations.It will also serve as a refresher course and reference manual for practicing engineers.Registered professional engineers and registered structural

Numerous worked examples are provided to consolidate the readers? understanding of the topics
Comprehensive coverage of the whole field of structural analysis
Supplementary problems are given at the end of each chapter with answers provided at the end of the book
Realistic situations encountered in practice and test the reader's ability to apply the concepts presented in the chapter
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Today, the spreadsheet is an essential tool for engineers. More than 20 years ago, Craig Christy started using a spreadsheet as a way of keeping notes. His practice has evolved into Engineering with the Spreadsheet, a valuable manual for engineers working with Excel. Christy first introduces basic spreadsheet techniques and more advanced applications that may be unfamiliar to even experienced spreadsheet users. He then applies Excel spreadsheets in preparing engineering calculations for an exhaust stack and an elevated storage tank. The book and CD-ROM present more than 50 actual templates in Microsoft Excel that demonstrate the techniques and specific applications for concrete, wind and seismic issues, foundation soil loading, the vortex shedding of tall stacks, and other engineering issues. Beneficial to professional engineers and college students alike, Engineering with the Spreadsheet is a comprehensive manual that structural engineers will use on their next! projects. ... Read more

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Not worth the money!!!!
I was expecting more from this book, the spreadsheet are not spectacular.....I have produced better ones!!!

did not work for me
I purchased this in order to obtain useful spreadsheets to do design and analysis work, as I don't have the time or the access to office resources for creating and checking my own spreadsheets.I know that the editorial review mentions, and you also see after looking through the table of contents, that the author uses a couple prior projects as a backdrop for the spreadsheet calculations, but I thought that I would still be able to cherry-pick through the text and spreadsheets and get useful spreadsheet applications for my own work.

Didn't work for me.I feel that the author tried to do way too much.Half the book is on Excel, and all engineers who went to college know Excel enough to use it.Also the book discusses throughout engineering theory and practice, which overloads the material.I already know the theory; I needed spreadsheets to quicken my work.I simply wanted "Structural Engineering Templates Using Excel", but instead got a bunch of stuff that I didn't want or need.

Would not recommend.

Gloriously and utterly useless...
I was heartbroken when I saw this book for sale.Why?Because I wanted to write this book.Twenty minutes after I received and opened the book I realized that the opportunity is still out there.If an LED flashlight is considered an advanced and high-tech tool for light, think of this book as a flaming, wooden torch.In fact, the book itself would be most useful in starting a fire.

Seriously, this book would only be useful for engineers over the age of ~40.If you're still new to spreadsheets it may be helpful.If you've been in college in the last ten years this book is a worthless waste of paper and ink.

Ok for beginners
This book is ok for engineers who are not yet familiar with excel, but one would be better of with a excel manual and a structures text book. This book pretty much gives you the basics of how to set up a spreadsheet but, with a little time spent playing around with excel someone could figure them out on there own. The provided spreadsheet, although well thought out and planed, are nothing special and don't provide the proper detail to be used in a design office. The author does not go into any of the uses or advantages of macros and other automated features of excel which allow for greater variability in the use of spread sheets. I would recommend this book for engineers have no experience with excel and want a quick crash course in the basic features of the program, reminding them not to expect too much from it.

Excel really works
The book (the spreadsheets) illustrates nicely that Excel works for a structural engineer, but thats about it.
It starts explaining Excel from scratch focusing on features that might be important for the engineer and applying examples common to an engineer, which makes it a good reference book for beginners. Afterwards, most of the book presents examples of calculations applying the functions learned in the earlier chapters of the book. There are examples from biaxial concrete column design to storage tank design.
The entire book was written using Excel and the accompanying CD includes all spreadsheets, giving the user the opportunity to revise formulas and offering a couple of handy spreadsheets.
However, the emphasis of the book lies on presenting a lot of examples elaborated by the author for some projects (mainly storage tanks). It leaves the impression that the book serves mostly to present those specific sheets and the authors work.
The layout of the sheets is awkward and the book itself proves that creating a book in Excel itself is not the best idea since the formatting of pages is a little bit difficult.
The examples are elaborated based on various codes, where the author expresses repetitively his nonconformism with LRFD. This aversion to LRFD leads to my personal favorite statement, which seems to be a little bit misplaced in a book about spreadsheets for civil engineers:
"And is Europe laughing at us because we still use old fashioned methods? Let them laugh. The way we do things has created a nation powerful enough to provide a defense umbrella and relative stability to Europe that has lasted 60+ years. Many Europeans can take a five week vacation because of our resourcefulness."
Personally, I would prefer to use an Excel manual and a good book on structural engineering.
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This book describes the main methods used in the reliability of structures and their use in the design process leading to reliable products. This title provides the understanding needed to implement the variety of new reliability software programs. ... Read more

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The Business and Problem-Solving Skills Needed for Success in Your Engineering Career!

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Compact & Factual
In my opinion, Structural Engrs Professional Training Manual does not seek to exhaust all fields of structural/civil engineering knowledge but concisely touches on key items in brief but acceptably complete paragraphs and sentences and providing satisfactory guidance to the reader. ... Read more

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Many important advances in designing earthquake-resistant structures have occurred over the last several years. Civil engineers need an authoritative source of information that reflects the issues that are unique to the field. Comprising chapters selected from the second edition of the best-selling Handbook of Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering for Structural Design provides a tightly focused, concise, and valuable guide to the theoretical, practical, and computational aspects of earthquake engineering.

In chapters contributed by renowned experts from around the world, this book supplies the latest concepts, design methodologies, and analytical techniques for mitigating the effects of seismic damage to structures. It discusses the fundamentals of earthquake engineering, explaining the causes of earthquakes and faulting, measurement of earthquakes, and characterization of seismicity. Subsequent chapters discuss the various types of earthquake damage to structures including recent improvements in earthquake performance, seismic design of buildings and bridges considering various types of construction materials, and performance-based seismic design and evaluation of building structures. The book introduces probabilistic approaches to performance-based methodologies as well as an application example of performance-based design.

Earthquake Engineering for Structural Design offers practical tools gathered together in a convenient reference for immediate implementation. It is an ideal resource for civil and structural engineers specializing in earthquake engineering. ... Read more

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This book provides students with a clear and thorough presentation of the theory and application of structural analysis as it applies to trusses, beams, and frames. Emphases are placed on teaching readers to both model and analyze a structure. A hallmark of the book, Procedures for Analysis, has been retained in this edition to provide learners with a logical, orderly method to follow when applying theory. Chapter topics include types of structures and loads, analysis of statically determinate structures, analysis of statically determinate trusses, internal loadings developed in structural members, cables and arches, influence lines for statically determinate structures, approximate analysis of statically indeterminate structures, deflections, analysis of statically indeterminate structures by the force method, displacement method of analysis: slope-deflection equations, displacement method of analysis: moment distribution, analysis of beams and frames consisting of nonprismatic members, truss analysis using the stiffness method, beam analysis using the stiffness method, and plane frame analysis using the stiffness method. For individuals planning for a career as structural engineers. ... Read more

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Structural Analysis
This book was suppose to be new !!

Parts of the inside cover are bubbling and delaminating.

It also took a long time to receive my book.

Something weird cause the seller was Amazon....

Could use more explanations
Overall, it appears to be a useful book.However, it frequently skips steps in examples and assumes that the reader understands what is going on.It could use better explanations and having less "fluff" in the text.More example problems needed.

Good book
This book is in very good shape and is exactly what I needed for my class at a good price.

Excellent text!
The book is very clear and easy to follow. Great diagrams and reference material as is a characteristic of texts by Hibbler

got it on time and in new shape
i got it on time as early as possible and it was in the condition as stated ... Read more

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Provides accounts in non-mathematical terms, of various aspects of structural theory.Presents a skeletal history of the subject of Structural engineering and illuminated the activity of the present day structural engineer, and how a store of scientific information can be used creatively in design. DLC: Structural engineering. ... Read more

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excelent
I receipt the book very quikly and in excelent conditios of use, as a new book. ... Read more

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Textbook providing students of civil and structural engineering with real-life design examples. Offers a uniquely broad coverage. Paper. ... Read more

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Geotechnical Engineering Calculations Manual offers geotechnical, civil and structural engineers a concise, easy-to-understand approach the formulas and calculation methods used in of soil and geotechnical engineering. A one stop guide to the foundation design, pile foundation design, earth retaining structures, soil stabilization techniques and computer software, this book places calculations for almost all aspects of geotechnical engineering at your finger tips. In this book, theories is explained in a nutshell and then the calculation is presented and solved in an illustrated, step-by-step fashion. All calculations are provided in both fps and SI units.The manual includes topics such as shallow foundations, deep foundations, earth retaining structures, rock mechanics and tunnelling. In this book, the author's done all the heavy number-crunching for you, so you get instant, ready-to-apply data on activities such as: hard ground tunnelling, soft ground tunnelling, reinforced earth retaining walls, geotechnical aspects of wetland mitigation and geotechnical aspects of landfill design.

. Easy-to-understand approach the formulas and calculations
. Covers calculations for foundation,earthworks and/or pavement subgrades
. Provides common codes for working with computer software
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Geotechnical Engineering Calculations and Rules of Thumb
Long in topics, short in details.Not recommended for more than a "C" aspiration.

Great practical knowledge book
Geo-techical Engineer must not miss this book.Written in a simple language.Keep it up. ... Read more

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Save BIG BUCK$ on consulting engineering fees! Why pay expensive consulting engineers every time you're faced with changes to residential and light construction plans? Now you can proceed on your own with complete confidence thanks to Basic Engineering Calculations for Contractors, by August DOmel--your one-stop, jargon-free guide to the properties, loads, stresses and tolerances of wood, steel and concrete members. The author's done all the heavy number-crunching for you, so you get instant, ready-to-apply data on: support reactions; bending and shear stresses; deflections; dead and live loads; snow and winds loads; wooden joists, headers and trusses; steel beams and columns; concrete slabs, footings and walls; and much more. ... Read more

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well written and clear information
I found the information helpful, easy to use and direct to the point. ... Read more

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Structural Modeling and Experimental Techniques presents a current treatment of structural modeling for applications in design, research, education, and product development. Providing numerous case studies throughout, the book emphasizes modeling the behavior of reinforced and prestressed concrete and masonry structures.Structural Modeling and Experimental Techniques:oConcentrates on the modeling of the true inelastic behavior of structuresoProvides case histories detailing applications of the modeling techniques to real structuresoDiscusses the historical background of model analysis and similitude principles governing the design, testing, and interpretation of modelsoEvaluates the limitations and benefits of elastic modelsoAnalyzes materials for reinforced concrete masonry and steel modelsoAssesses the critical nature of scale effects of model testingoDescribes selected laboratory techniques and loading methodsoContains material on errors as well as the accuracy and reliability of physical modelingoExamines dynamic similitude and modeling techniques for studying dynamic loading of structuresoCovers actual applications of structural modelingThis book serves students in model analysis and experimental methods, professionals manufacturing and testing structural models, as well as professionals testing large or full-scale structures - since the instrumentation techniques and overall approaches for testing large structures are very similarto those used in small-scale modeling work. ... Read more

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Good book for graduate or undergraduate students
I recommend this book for graduate or undergraduate students of civil engineering. It contains theory and techniques for making structural models. ... Read more

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Many important advances in designing modern structures have occurred over the last several years. Structural engineers need an authoritative source of information that thoroughly and concisely covers the foundational principles of the field. Comprising chapters selected from the second edition of the best-selling Handbook of Structural Engineering, Principles of Structural Design provides a tightly focused, concise, and valuable guide to the theoretical, practical, and computational aspects of structural design.

This book systematically explores the fundamental concepts underlying structural design for each major type of structural material. Expert contributors authoritatively discuss steel structures, steel frame design using advanced analysis, cold-formed steel structures, reinforced concrete structures, prestressed concrete, and masonry, timber, and aluminum structures. For each construction material, the chapter explores the material properties, design considerations, and structural principles affecting overall design. Reflecting recent advances, the book includes two chapters devoted to reliability-based structural design and structure configuration based on wind engineering. Computational methods and simulation techniques illustrate the concepts of reliability-based design, while examples of real bridges highlight the application of wind engineering principles and methods.

Principles of Structural Design couples fundamental concepts with advanced practices. It is an ideal introduction for newcomers to the field as well as a perfect review and quick-reference guide for seasoned engineers. ... Read more

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A Complete Guide to Masonry Materials and Structural Design

Written by the former chair of the Masonry Standards Joint Committee (MSJC), this authoritative volume covers the design of masonry structures using the 2009 International Building Code and the 2008 MSJC Code and Specification.

Masonry Structural Design emphasizes the strength design of masonry and includes allowable-stress provisions. Innovations such as autoclaved aerated concrete masonry (AAC) are also discussed. Real-world case studies featuring a low-rise building with reinforced concrete masonry and a four-story building with clay masonry illustrate the techniques presented in this comprehensive resource.

Coverage includes:

• Basic structural behavior and design of low-rise, bearing wall buildings
• Materials used in masonry construction
• Code basis for structural design of masonry buildings, including seismic design
• Introduction of MSJC treatment of structural design
• Strength design of reinforced and unreinforced masonry elements
• Allowable-stress design of reinforced and unreinforced masonry elements
• Comparison of design by the allowable-stress approach versus the strength approach
• Lateral load analysis of shear wall structure
• Design and detailing of floor and roof diaphragms

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Structural Masonry Design
This book is a good source of information in regards to masonry design; it is fairly complete and is easy to comprehend. I wish it had more in depth examples however.

Currently I am more involved in project management; however, once and a while I get the change to do some structural design or evaluate the work of other engineers. This book is a good source of current code updates for me.
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New edition helps students make the bridge from concepts to problem-solving

The Fourth Edition of Structural Concrete: Theory and Design brings this text fully up to date while maintaining its acclaimed easy-to-follow, logical approach. Working with the text's numerous step-by-step examples, students quickly grasp the principles and techniques of analyzing and designing reinforced and prestressed concrete elements. Moreover, the authors' emphasis on a top quality, economical approach helps students design concrete structures and members with confidence.

Fully updated and revised, the Fourth Edition features:

• Latest coverage reflecting the ACI 318-08 code

• Seismic design chapter incorporates the latest of the International Building Code (IBC 2006)

• AASHTO method for predicting concrete creep and shrinkage

• New chapter dedicated to the design of curved beams

• SI unit examples, equivalent conversion factors from customary units to SI units, and SI unit design tables

Practical problems in each chapter enable students to apply and assess their knowledge as they advance through the text. The text's companion Web site gives students more opportunities to apply their knowledge, with such features as MS Excel spreadsheets that offer an interactive environment for evaluating different design aspects of concrete members.

This text is an outgrowth of the two authors' lecture notes, reflecting more than twenty-five years of both classroom teaching and industrial experience. It is structured to cover a two-course sequence on the design of reinforced concrete structures as well as provide a comprehensive up-to-date reference for practicing engineers. ... Read more

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Terrible book full of many mistakes and typos
I just took a class this semester on Concrete design and analysis. This was the main textbook used in class, and it was awful. The book is laden with theory, which becomes extremely confusing and, therefore, useless. One of the main reasons I dislike this textbook is because of the many errors and typos found in most of the chapters. This was annoying since the difference between reduction factors of 0.7 and 0.75 is huge when it comes to design and analysis of anything from beams, slabs, shear reinforcement to footings.
The only thing I did like is that the author refers heavily to the ACI. I ended up using the ACI as my main reference in class instead of this horrible book.

Great purchase if you want to learn concrete design!
This book will cover everything in the ACI 318-08 Design Manual that you will need for reinforced concrete design.

Good, up to date reference, but has flaws.
I bought this becuase I needed an updated text book for the PE exam.I was able to extract almost everything I needed from this book.I am glad I bought it and it's probably about the best you'll find.It has plenty of flaws although nothing I couldn't live with.

One thing I do not like is the overwhelming clutter on the pages with calculations.The information is logical and it's good, but it takes some staring to get used to it.Often times there are variables like Mu that are used to represent strength and load in the same step which is confusing.I found myself renaming a lot of variables becuase of that.

Keep an eye out for algebra errors.I wish there was an errata for this on amazon becuase I tend to find plenty of numerical errors and typos.Just be wary and double check the calcs.

My old text had flow charts for everything. This text does offer a summary at the end of each chapter.I'm a visual person and I had to draw up my own flow charts to consolidate the information in a logical manner so I can quickly go through designs by hand.

There are some subjects that are barely touched in this book that I really wished were included.There is little to no information on tilt-up panel design and shear walls.I have to turn to the SEAOC yellow book (3rd edition) for that.

Excellent textbook
Excellent texbook.Explains in detail concepts and provide adequate problems depicting the new concepts.

Great Graduate Book...
If you are a Graduate Student or a Practicing Engineer this text is the way to go... Has many great design examples and has a broad range of topics.However, I must advise that there is very limited amount of information for Strut-and-Tie Design.Besides that, great book. ... Read more

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Performance-based Earthquake Engineering has emerged before the turn of the century as the most important development in the field of Earthquake Engineering during the last three decades. It has since then started penetrating codes and standards on seismic assessment and retrofitting and making headway towards seismic design standards for new structures as well. The US have been a leader in Performance-based Earthquake Engineering, but also Europe is a major contributor. Two Workshops on Performance-based Earthquake Engineering, held in Bled (Slovenia) in 1997 and 2004 are considered as milestones. The ACES Workshop in Corfu (Greece) of July 2009 builds on them, attracting as contributors world-leaders in Performance-based Earthquake Engineering from North America, Europe and the Pacific rim (Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan, China). It covers the entire scope of Performance-based Earthquake Engineering: Ground motions for performance-based earthquake engineering; Methodologies for Performance-based seismic design and retrofitting; Implementation of Performance-based seismic design and retrofitting; and Advanced seismic testing for performance-based earthquake engineering.

Audience: This volume will be of interest to scientists and advanced practitioners in structural earthquake engineering, geotechnical earthquake engineering, engineering seismology, and experimental dynamics.