Tall building foundation design / Harry Poulos
- Bib ID:
- 7427956
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Poulos, H. G., 1940-, author
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- Edition:
- First edition.
- Description:
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- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2017]
- 1 online resource.
- ISBN:
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- 9781315156071 ((e-book : PDF))
- 1315156075
- 9781351652148 (electronic bk.)
- Full contents:
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- Cover ; Half Title ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Contents ; Preface ; Acknowledgements ; Author ; 1. Introduction ; 1.1 Definition of a tall building ; 1.2 Evolution of tall buildings ; 1.3 Building components ; 1.4 Building component costs
- 1.5 Social aspects of tall buildings 1.6 The spread of tall buildings ; 1.7 Limits to height of tall buildings ; 1.8 Foundation requirements ; 1.9 Scope of this book ; 2. Characteristics of tall buildings ; 2.1 Some key features of tall buildings ; 2.2 Architectural forms
- 2.3 Structural forms 2.3.1 Interior structures ; 2.3.2 Exterior structures ; 2.4 Structural materials ; 2.5 Some other factors controlling building performance ; 2.6 Inter-storey drift ; 2.7 Differential shortening ; 2.8 Dynamic characteristics
- 2.8.1 Approximations for natural period of structure 2.9 Damping systems ; 2.9.1 Passive systems ; 2.9.2 Active systems ; 2.10 Building height related to number of storeys ; 3. Selection of foundation type ; 3.1 Introduction ; 3.2 Factors affecting foundation selection
- 3.3 Raft/mat foundation 3.3.1 Concepts ; 3.3.2 Examples of raft foundations ; 3.4 Compensated raft foundation ; 3.4.1 Concepts ; 3.4.2 Examples of compensated rafts ; 3.5 Pile foundations ; 3.5.1 Concepts ; 3.5.2 Barrettes ; 3.5.3 Examples of piled and barrette foundations
- Notes:
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on Aug. 9, 2017).
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- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
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