PRECAST CONCRETE STRUCTURES - Second Edition

Features

• • Guides the designer through all the stages of precast frame, element, and connection design
  • Presents subject material in a unique way
  • Shows the transition from BS8110 and EC2, for established designers
  • Contains the contributions of a world authority

Summary

This second edition of Precast Concrete Structures introduces the conceptual design ideas for the prefabrication of concrete structures and presents a number of worked examples of designs to Eurocode EC2, before going into the detail of the design, manufacture, and construction of precast concrete multi-story buildings. Detailed structural analysis of precast concrete and its use is provided and some details are presented of recent precast skeletal frames of up to forty stories.

The theory is supported by numerous worked examples to Eurocodes and European Product Standards for precast reinforced and prestressed concrete elements, composite construction, joints and connections and frame stability, together with extensive specifications for precast concrete structures. The book is extensively illustrated with over 500 photographs and line drawings.