Structural Elements Design Manual: Working with Eurocodes - Softcover

Draycott, Trevor; Bullman, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750686685 ISBN 13: 9780750686686

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

Structural Elements Design Manual: Working With Eurocodes is the structural engineers companion volume to the four Eurocodes on the structural use of timber, concrete, masonry and steelwork.

For the student at higher technician or first degree level it provides a single source of information on the behaviour and practical design of the main elements of the building structure.

With plenty of worked examples and diagrams, it is a useful textbook not only for students of structural and civil engineering, but also for those on courses in related subjects such as architecture, building and surveying whose studies include the design of structural elements.

Trevor Draycott the former Buildings and Standards Manager with Lancashire County Councils Department of Property Services has 50 years experience in the construction industry. For 20 years he was also an associate lecturer in structures at Lancashire Polytechnic, now the University of Central Lancashire in Preston. For many years he served on the Institution of Structural Engineers, North West Branch, professional interview panel and the North West regional committee of the Timber Research and Development Association.

Peter Bullman worked for Felix J Samuely and Partners, Taylor Woodrow Construction and Building Design Partnership before joining Bolton Institute, now the University of Bolton, as a lecturer in structural engineering. He has taught structural design on higher technician, degree and postgraduate courses, and has run courses to prepare engineers for the IStructE Chartered Membership examination.

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About the Author

Trevor Draycott has broad practical experience in Structural Engineering. He has worked as the Senior Structural Engineer for the Department of Property Services with Lancashire City Council, and as a member of the Timber Research and Development Association (T.R.A.D.A), on the North West Area Committee. Furthermore, Trevor has lectured on a wide span of building courses at the University of Lancashire, covering all aspects of structural elements and design.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750686685
• ISBN 13: 9780750686686
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272