Structural Design of Buildings

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.

• Foreword Preface Acknowledgements About the Editors About the Contributors Introduction Chapter 1. Design considerations for typical building uses; Gary Rollison 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Hospitals and medical buildings 1.3 Offices 1.4 Retail and mixed-use 1.5 Industrial buildings 1.6 Industrial - data centres 1.7 Residential 1.8 Schools 1.9 Leisure 1.10 Concluding observations Chapter 2. Key issues for multi-storey buildings; John Roberts 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Managing the design 2.3 The building structure as a system 2.4 Achieving the right structure on plan 2.5 Achieving the right structural section 2.6 Accommodating other components and issues 2.7 Sustainability and carbon 2.8 Summary 2.9 Concluding remark Chapter 3. Stability; Saeed Ziaie 3.1 Introduction 3.2 General considerations and philosophy 3.3 Low-rise buildings 3.4 Multi-storey buildings 3.5 Precast concrete framed buildings 3.6 Detailing 3.7 Stability of existing buildings 3.8 Further stability requirements 3.9 Conclusions Chapter 4. Tall building design; Feng Fu 4.1 Introduction 4.2. The structural system of tall buildings 4.3 Floor system 4.4 Foundation Design for tall buildings 4.5 Shortening effect 4.6 Blast design for tall buildings 4.7 Fire safety design for tall buildings 4.8. Progressive collapse Chapter 5. Soil–structure interaction; Mohsen Vaziri 5.1 Introduction to soil– structure interaction 5.2 Methods of predicting foundation and substructure behaviour 5.3 Applications and limitations of soil–structure models 5.4 Ground model 5.5 Structural model 5.6 Developing the model with the design team 5.7 Validating results 5.8 Calibrating the model 5.9 Monitoring 5.10 Conclusions Chapter 6. Movement and tolerances; Alex Hu 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Tolerances 6.3 Material behaviour and movement under applied load 6.4 In-service performance of commonly used structural materials 6.5 Foundation movement 6.6 Strategies for dealing with movement and tolerance effects 6.7 Methods of measurement and control 6.8 Dispute resolution 6.9 Conclusions Chapter 7. Modular construction in buildings; R Mark Lawson 7.1 Introduction to modular construction 7.2 Structural design in modular construction 7.3 Structural action of modules and background tests 7.4 Factory production of modules Chapter 8. Structural fire engineering design; Tom Lennon 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Compartment time-temperature response 8.3 Heat transfer 8.4 Mechanical (Structural) response 8.5 Calculation methods 8.6 Concluding remarks Chapter 9. Structural robustness; Tony Marsh 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Disproportionate and progressive collapse 9.3 Historical development of design for structural robustness 9.4 UK/European regulations and codes of practice 9.5 Methods for design for structural robustness 9.6 Terrorism and other malicious risks 9.7 Why buildings fail 9.8 Concrete failure 9.9 Timber failure 9.10 Masonry failure 9.11 Foundation failure 9.12 Design 9.13 Analysis 9.14 Conclusions Chapter 10. Seismic design for buildings; Alex Hu 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Engineering fundamentals of earthquake and seismic design 10.3 Seismic design of steel building structures 10.4 Seismic design of reinforced concrete building structures 10.5 Seismic design of reinforced masonry building structures 10.6 Seismic design of wood building structures 10.7 Seismic design of building foundations 10.8 Seismic design of non-structural components of buildings 10.9 Performance based seismic design of buildings 10.10 Conclusions