ABSTRACT

Special Structural Topics covers specialty structural situations for students and professional architects and engineers, such as soil mechanics, structural retrofit, structural integrity, cladding design, blast considerations, vibration, and structural sustainability. As part of the Architect’s Guidebooks to Structures series, it provides a comprehensive overview using both imperial and metric units of measurement with more than 150 images. As a compact summary of key ideas, it is ideal for anyone needing a quick guide to specialty structural considerations.

chapter 1|20 pages

Vibration

chapter 2|28 pages

Blast Design

chapter 5|22 pages

Structural Retrofit

chapter 6|30 pages

Geotechnical Considerations

chapter 7|34 pages

Structural Integrity

chapter 8|32 pages

Cladding

chapter 9|20 pages

Fire Design

chapter 10|20 pages

Quality and Inspection