Third Edition

Concrete steelwork masonry and timber designs to British standards and Eurocodes

by Chanakya Arya (Author)

This third edition of a popular Concrete steelwork masonry and timber designs to British standards and Eurocodes is a concise single-volume introduction to the design of structural elements in concrete, steel, timber, masonry, and composites.

It provides design principles and guidance in line with both British Standards and Eurocodes, current as of late 2007. Topics discussed include the philosophy of design, basic structural concepts, and material properties.

After an introduction and overview of structural design, Concrete steelwork masonry and timber designs to British standards and Eurocodes is conveniently divided into sections based on British Standards and Eurocodes.

Since publication of the second edition of Design of Structural Elements there have been two major developments in the field of structural engineering which have suggested this new edition.

The first and foremost of these is that the Eurocodes for concrete, steel, masonry and timber design have now been converted to full EuroNorm (EN) status and, with the possible exception of the steel code, all the associated UK National Annexes have also been finalised and published.

Therefore, these codes can now be used for structural design, although guidance on the timing and circumstances under which they must be used is still awaited.

Thus, the content of Chapters 8 to 11 on, respectively, the design of concrete, steel, masonry and timber structures has been completely revised to comply with the EN versions of the Eurocodes for these materials.

The opportunity has been used to expand Chapter 10 and include several worked examples on the design of masonry walls subject to either vertical or lateral loading or a combination of both in Concrete steelwork masonry and timber designs to British standards and Eurocodes.