Performance-Based Plastic Design: Earthquake-Resistant Steel Structures

Performance-Based Plastic Design: Earthquake-Resistant Steel Structures
Publisher: International Code Council and co-branded by NCSEA
Pages: 280

The first practical design book for the structural engineer using the new Performance-Based Plastic Design (PBPD) method.
This innovative design guide discusses the Performance-Based Plastic Design (PBPD) method for earthquake resistant steel structures recently developed by author Subhash C. Goel and his associates. PBPD is a direct design method that produces final designs requiring no or minimal iteration as opposed to what is generally required in current practice. The PBPD method produces structures with targeted and predictable response in a direct manner.
The text is filled with formulas, tables, and drawings to assist the practicing engineer as well as graduate student in understanding this highly technical, yet innovative and effective, design method. Purchase this book.


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2006 Structural Seismic Design Manual Combo

2006 Structural Seismic Design Manual Combo
Publisher: International Code Council & SEAOC

Volume 1: Code Application Examples features 57 examples covering a broad base of problems addressing both structural and seismic issues.
Volume 2: Building Design Examples for Light-frame, Tilt-up and Masonry includes residential, three-story, and wind load examples.
Volume 3: Building Design Examples for Steel and Concrete, scheduled for release in by 2007, discusses a variety of wall and framing methods.
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Guide to the Design of Diaphragms, Chords and Collectors: Based on the 2006 IBC and ASCE/SEI 7-05

Guide to the Design of Diaphragms, Chords and Collectors: Based on the 2006 IBC and ASCE/SEI 7-05
Publisher: International Code Council and MBMA
Pages: 180

Many publications on lateral design do not address the design of diaphragms, chords and collectors in much detail. This Guide fills that void by explaining the role that diaphragms, chords and collectors play in buildings and providing detailed examples of how to determine the seismic forces and design the diaphragm, chords and collectors for various types of buildings located in Seismic Design Category (SDC) B and D. This guide is based on the 2006 International Building Code (IBC) and the American Society of Civil Engineers Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE/SEI 7-05) standard. The book's design examples also apply to the 2009 IBC because it references ASCE/SEI 7-05 as well. Although the 2009 IBC references the 2008 edition of the ACI 318 standard, there are only minor changes from ACI 318-05 in regards to the design of concrete diaphragms, chords and collectors. The design examples presented in this publication are based on seismic load effects. However, lateral forces due to wind loads also produce loads in the diaphragms, chords and collectors, and the basic principles involved in the design of these elements are essentially the same.
Detailed design examples are provided for the following:
- Four-story concrete office building with concrete diaphragms
- Three-story office building with CMU walls, glue-laminated beams on steel columns and wood-frame roof and floor diaphragms
- Four-story steel-braced frame building with steel beams and columns and steel deck roof diaphragm
- Four-story steel-braced frame building with steel beams and columns and concrete-filled steel deck floor diaphragms
Each design example includes analysis and design of the diaphragm, determination of chord forces, determination of collector forces and design of collectors to resist combined axial and flexural loads. Purchase this book.


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Seismic and Wind Forces Structural Design Examples, 3rd edition

Seismic and Wind Forces Structural Design Examples, 3rd edition
Publisher: International Code Council
Pages: 486

The 3rd edition is updated by Alan Williams to the 2006 International Building Code, ASCE 7-05, ACI 318-05 and ACI 530-05. In each chapter, sections of the code are presented, analyzed and explained in a logical and simple manner and are followed by illustrative examples. Each concentrates on a specific section of the code and provides a clear and concise interpretation of the issue.
The text is organized into six chapters corresponding to the primary structural design sections of the code:
- Seismic design
- Design for wind loads
- Seismic design of steel structures
- Seismic design of concrete structures
- Seismic design of wood structures
- Seismic design masonry structures
This publication provides a comprehensive guide and desk reference for the application of the 2006 IBC and cites extensive reference publications that reflect current design practice. Purchase this book.


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2006 IEBC Appendix A Code and Commentary for Seismic Retrofit of Existing Buildings

2006 IEBC Appendix A Code and Commentary for Seismic Retrofit of Existing Buildings
Publisher: International Code Council and SEAOC
Pages: 130

This valuable tool presents guideline text and commentary for each guideline section, both essential to the accurate and complete understanding and application of the 2006 International Existing Building Code® Appendix A. It is a valuable and reliable reference for all those involved in the evaluation, design, construction and regulation of existing buildings.
The five chapters cover important and critical information for the retrofit, strengthening and hazard reduction of existing buildings and building components most susceptible in seismic events. Background information, analysis, discussion and other helpful information is included in the commentary.

The existing building types and building components included are:
- Unreinforced Masonry Bearing Wall Buildings
- Reinforced Concrete and Reinforced Masonry Wall Buildings with Flexible Diaphragms
- Cripple Walls and Sill Plate Anchorage for Light, Wood-Frame Residential Buildings
- Wood-Frame Residential Buildings with Soft, Weak or Open-Front Walls
- Concrete Buildings and Concrete with Masonry Infill Buildings

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Seismic and Wind Design of Concrete Buildings (2006 IBC, ASCE/SEI 7-05, ACI 318-05)

Seismic and Wind Design of Concrete Buildings (2006 IBC, ASCE/SEI 7-05, ACI 318-05)
Publisher: International Code Council and co-branded by PCA

Pages: 555

Authored by S.K. Ghosh and Qiang Shen. This publication provides comprehensive coverage on the seismic and wind design provisions of the 2006 International Building Code®/ASCE 7-05 and discusses the response of concrete buildings to earthquake and wind forces.
Application of the seismic and wind provisions is illustrated by designing and detailing typical structural members in buildings that are located in areas of low, moderate and high seismic risk on different types of soil.
The six chapters cover:
-Introduction to earthquake-resistant design and summaries of the seismic and wind design provisions of the 2006 IBC and ASCE/SEI 7-05
-The design of an office building with a dual system and a moment-resisting frame systems in the two orthogonal directions
-The design of a residential building utilizing shear wall-frame interactive and building frame systems
-The design of a school building with moment resisting frames
-The design of a residential building with bearing wall system
-The design of a precast parking structure
This volume is a practical reference for structural engineers who want to learn quickly how to apply the 2006 IBC®/ASCE 7-05 seismic and wind provisions to the design and detailing of reinforced concrete buildings. Educators and university students will find this publication to be a valuable resource because of the many worked-out design examples. Plan reviewers will find this publication helpful in understanding the application of code requirements and will refer to it frequently when plan-checking concrete structures. Purchase this book.


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Seismic Design Using Structural Dynamics (2006 IBC, 2009 IBC and ASCE/SEI 7-05)

Seismic Design Using Structural Dynamics (2006 IBC, 2009 IBC and ASCE/SEI 7-05)
Publisher: International Code Council

Pages: 204

Dynamic analysis is required for the seismic design of a building under certain conditions of irregularity, occupancy, and height. This publication addresses the methods by which a designer may comply with the seismic design requirements of the 2006 IBC, 2009 IBC, and ASCE/SEI 7-05: Equivalent Lateral Force Procedure, Modal Response Spectrum Analysis, or Seismic Response History Procedures. The focus is on Modal Response Spectrum Analysis, the most common dynamic analysis procedure, which is increasingly used as the basis of design. The purpose of this publication is to demystify design based on dynamic analysis and to provide answers to questions that have arisen over the years.
The book is divided into two parts: Part 1 explains the background and details; gives a step-by-step analysis procedure; and manually solves a three-story one-bay frame example to illustrate application of the procedure. Part 2 is devoted to the detailed design of a 20-story reinforced concrete building that uses a dual shear wall-frame interactive system for earthquake resistance. Purchase this book.


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