Introduction to Design for Civil Engineers

✍ Scribed by A.W. Beeby

• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 205
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

An Introduction to Design for Civil Engineers is a concise book that provides the reader with the necessary background on terminology used in design. With this book as a guide, entry-level students of civil engineering will better understand from the outset lectures on detailed subject areas.Drawing on a wealth of experience, the authors present a largely qualitative treatment of the subject matter with little mathematics. Descriptions are amplified with numerous illustrations.This book will be a useful aid for entry-level students of civil engineering and related disciplines such as structural engineering, building engineering and architecture. It will also prove beneficial for newly qualified professionals and others who want a concise guide to everyday design technology.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 9
What is design?......Page 10
Types of failure......Page 13
The elements of a structure and how they function......Page 17
Structural form and materials......Page 64
Loads and loading......Page 79
Material properties......Page 105
Structural safety, limit state design and codes of practice......Page 141
The design process......Page 182
Designer in a changing world......Page 188
Index......Page 200