1st Edition
Analysis and Design of Tall Reinforced Concrete Buildings
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Structural Analysis of Tall Buildings in General – from the Pre-Computer Era to Present
Chapter 3 An Overview of the Finite Element Method and its Application in Building Structure Analysis
Chapter 4 Structural Systems of Building Superstructure
Chapter 5 Loads on Buildings
Chapter 6 Approaches in Structural Analysis of Building Structures under Computer Modeling
Chapter 7 Dynamic Analysis of Buildings
Chapter 8 Ductility, Robustness, Durability and Fire Resistance of Reinforced Concrete Buildings
Chapter 9 Reinforced Concrete Sectional Design of Common Structural Elements
Chapter 10 Reinforced Concrete Design Based on “Stresses” at Nodes
Chapter 11 Reinforced Concrete Detailing
Chapter 12 Precast Concrete Design and Construction in Building
Chapter 13 An Illustrative Example for Structural Analysis and Design of a Building
Chapter 14 Introduction to Building Foundation Design – Choices, Types and Design Principles
Biography
Yun Ming Cheng is an Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a special interest in slope stability analysis, and is author of Slope Stability Analysis and Stabilization and Analysis, Design and Construction of Foundations.
Chi Wai Law is a structural design engineer based in Hong Kong with forty years’ experience working on high-rise buildings, deep basements, and various types of foundations.
