Multi-storey precast concrete framed structures /

• Main Author: Elliott, Kim S. (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
• Edition: [Second edition].
• Subjects: Precast concrete construction.; Tall buildings > Design and construction.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Construction > General.; Electronic books.

Precast reinforced and prestressed concrete frames provide a high strength, stable, durable and robust solution for any multi-storey structure, and are widely regarded as a high quality, economic and architecturally versatile technology for the construction of multi-storey buildings. The resulting b...

Table of Contents:

• Precast concepts, history and design philosophy
• Procurement and documentation
• Architectural and framing considerations
• Design of skeletal structures
• Design of precast floors used in precast frames
• Composite construction
• Design of connections and joints
• Designing for horizontal load
• Structural integrity and the design for accidental loading
• Site practice and temporary stability.