Construction and Engineering

This undergraduate civil engineering textbook explains structural design from its mechanical principles rather than design codes. These relatively simple techniques enable quick, early stage, "ball-park" design solutions, and are also useful for checking finite element analysis solutions to complex problems.

This book focusses on fundamental concepts, advanced principles and application of foundation analysis and design, including soil exploration, shallow foundation, design and analysis of mat foundation, earth pressure, sheet pile wall, braced cuts, drilled piers and caissons, pile foundation, machine foundations etc., supported by case studies.

Identifying features that distinguish the forms built by man from those shaped by nature, this book discusses the physical and other constraints on the choices that can be made. It then looks at the elementary forms - arches, domes, beams, slabs and the like - which combine into the more complex forms of complete structures.

Acts as a comprehensive guide to different types of natural and man made disasters and their effect on buildings. This book gives guidance and a basic technical understanding of prevention, mitigation and management of disaster, and outlines a checklist of preventive design elements for each situation.

Shows how structural requirements for seismic resistance can become an integral part of the design process. Emphasizing design and discussing key concepts with accompanying visual material, this book offers architects the background knowledge and practical tools needed to deal with aspects of seismic design at various stages of the design process.

Drawing on a career-long fascination with how structural engineers do their work, Thomas Boothby provides specific examples of the analyses and design methods applied to arches, girders, trusses, beams, and columns. The numerous calculations, drawings, and photographs, both historic and contemporary, illustrate the application of these techniques to a wide range of structures.

A comprehensive textbook covering basic and advanced concepts of strength of materials, with an emphasis on discussing important topics with the help of solved problems. The presence of enhanced pedagogical features make it suitable for undergraduate students of mechanical and civil engineering.

Modernisation, Mechanisation and Industrialisation of Concrete Structures discusses the manufacture of high quality prefabricated concrete construction components, and how that can be achieved through the application of developments in concrete technology, information modelling and best practice in design and manufacturing techniques.

Basic Structures provides the student with a clear explanation of structural concepts, using many analogies and examples.