Structural Design of Buildings

Feng Fu

ISBN 10: 183549577X / ISBN 13: 9781835495773

Published by Emerald Publishing Limited, GB, 2024

About this Item

Structural Design of Buildings: Fundamentals in Design, Management and Sustainability is the essential reference for all structural engineers involved in the design of buildings and other structures. The book forms part of the Structural Design of Buildings series and takes a project-oriented approach, covering key issues that design professionals face at the outset of a project such as structural design processes, managing risk, loadings, sustainability, and computational design.Broken down into the key areas for understanding and undertaking structural design and with a fully international approach, this book features coverage ofdesign considerationssustainability in the built environmentBIMRisk managementdifferent types of loadingsfinite elementcomputational designmaterials scienceconcrete technology.The book contains information on collaboration with other professionals, design objectives, leadership in design, use of software and a sustainable approach to design. It is a timely and essential read for consultants, designers, technicians and contractors tasked with structural design of buildings.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Structural Design of Buildings
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, GB
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 183549577X
• ISBN 13: 9781835495773
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 555 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Structural Design of Buildings: Fundamentals in Design, Management and Sustainability is the essential reference for all structural engineers involved in the design of buildings and other structures. The book forms part of the Structural Design of Buildings series and takes a project-oriented approach, covering key issues that design professionals face at the outset of a project such as structural design processes, managing risk, loadings, sustainability, and computational design.

Broken down into the key areas for understanding and undertaking structural design and with a fully international approach, this book features coverage of

• design considerations
• sustainability in the built environment
• BIM
• Risk management
• different types of loadings
• finite element
• computational design
• materials science
• concrete technology.

The book contains information on collaboration with other professionals, design objectives, leadership in design, use of software and a sustainable approach to design. It is a timely and essential read for consultants, designers, technicians and contractors tasked with structural design of buildings.

About the Author

Feng Fu Ph.D., MBA, CEng, FIStructE, FASCE, FICE, FHEA is a Chartered Structural Engineer and Associate Professor of Structural Engineering at the School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, City, University London, UK.

David Richardson BEng(Hons) CEng FIStructE FHEA is a Chartered Structural Engineer and Associate Professor of Structural Design at the School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, UK.