Concrete Buildings Analysis for Safe Construction
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Summary
The most critical state of a structure's lifetime is during construction; many more disasters occur during construction than after projects have been completed. This book helps readers to determine construction loads; understand performance criteria during construction; prevent construction delays; maintain structural strength and stability; find relevant codes and standards; learn methods of shoring, reshoring, bracing and guying, and completing other temporary work; spot potential hazards; eliminate construction-created structural disaster; and maximize site safety. The book also covers concrete frame analysis and provides comprehensive treatment of topics such as construction procedures and shoring scheduling.
Concrete Buildings: Analysis for Safe Construction also features a diskette that contains the computer program, SHORING2, a menu-driven, user-friendly program capable of calculating the loads imposed on shores, reshores, and slabs at every state of construction on high-rise reinforced concrete buildings. The program can also assess safety at each stage of construction.
Concrete Buildings: Analysis for Safe Construction's "back to basics" approach, realistic detailed worked examples, and emphasis on safety through the use of computer programs, will benefit structural engineers, contractors, inspectors, construction managers, building officials, and construction safety specialists. The book is an important guide for safe analysis of concrete buildings during construction.
Table of Contents
Design Considerations for Formwork
Introduction
Theoretical Review
Causes of Falsework Failures
National Codes and Standards
Bracing and Lacing
Factors to be Considered in the Analysis
Design Loads and Load Combinations
Construction Procedures
Determination of Shore and Reshore Adequacy
Determination of Slab Adequacy
Summary
References
Determination of Shoring Loads
Introduction
Basic Assumptions
Analytical Model and Parameters
Construction Procedures
Examples of Construction Load Distributions
Factors Influencing Construction Load Distributions
Discussion
Conclusions and Recommendations
References
Construction Load Analysis by SHORING2
Introduction
Formulation of SHORING2
Philosophy of Strength Adequacy
Implementation of SHORING2
User's Manual for SHORING2
Example Problems
Summary
References
Modified Simplified Method
Introduction
The Simplified Method
The Modified Simplified Method
Example Problems
Numerical Results and Comparison
Summary
References
Wind Loading during Construction
General Design Considerations for Wind
Codes and Standards in the United States
Non-U.S. Codes and Standards
Assessment of Wind Loads for Open Frames
Summary
References
Construction Load Distribution for Laterally Braced Formwork
Introduction
Basic Assumptions
Analytical Model and Parameters
Numerical Results and Comparison
Effect of Temporary Lateral Bracing
Effect of Construction Process
Conclusions and Recommendations
References
Appendix
Computer Program SHORING2
Index
