Seismic Design of Reinforced and Precast Concrete Buildings
Learn the Basics of Seismic Resistant Design of Concrete Structures

By Robert E. Englekirk

This 848 page hard-cover manual covers the basic concepts, component behavior and design and systems design of reinforced and precast concrete buildings.

ROBERT E. ENGLEKIRK is Adjunct Professor of Structural Engineering at the University of California, San Diego, and is registered in twenty states. A noted structural engineer who has been practicing for more than thirty-five years, he is the former president and founder of Robert Englekirk Consulting Engineers (now Englekirk Partners), author of Steel Structures (Wiley) and more than 100 papers, and the recipient of numerous awards.

Table of Contents:

Preface.

Nomenclature.

Introduction.

Chapter 1. Basic Concepts.

• 1.1 Ductility - A System Behavior Enhancer.
• 1.2 Confinement - A Component Behavior Enhancement.
• 1.3 Shear.

Chapter 2. Component Behavior and Design.

• 2.1 Beams.
• 2.2 The Beam Column.
• 2.3 Beam-Column Joints.
• 2.4 Shear Dominated Systems.

Chapter 3. Systems Design.

• 3.1 Shear Wall Braced Buildings.
• 3.2 Frame Braded Buildings.
• 3.3 Diaphragms.
• 3.4 Design Process Overview.

Chapter 4. Design Confirmation.

• 4.1 Response of Shear Wall Braced Buildings to Ground Motion.
• 4.2 Frame Braced Buildings.
• 4.3 Behavior Imponderables.

Index