Description
Wiley India Precast Concrete Structures by Hubert Bachmann, Alfred Steinle
The book reflects the current situation in precast concrete construction. Besides general observations regarding building with precast concrete elements, the book focuses first and foremost on the boundary conditions for the design of precast concrete structures, loadbearing elements and facades. Connections and specific structural and constructional issues are covered in detail and stability of precast concrete structures is another central theme. The requirements brought about by the emergence of the European Single Market are explained and the diverse possibilities for facade design are presented. A chapter on the production processes provides the reader with an indispensable insight into the characteristics of this form of industrialised building.
About the Author
Alfred Steinle (b. 1936) turned Hahn`s lecture notes into a manuscript in the early 1970s, which then became the starting point for this book. After a number of years in bridge-building, Alfred Steinle also became heavily involved in precast concrete construction at Zublin. His theoretical work covered bridge-building with torsion and section deformations in box-girder bridges and in precast concrete structures within the scope of the 6M system with corbels, notched beam ends and pocket foundations.
Hubert Bachmann (b. 1959) began his career in 1976 with a training course on concrete and precast concrete construction in a precasting plant. After studying construction engineering and completing his doctorate at the University of Karlsruhe, he accepted a post in the structural engineering office of Ed. Zublin AG, where he has worked since 1993. His duties include the detailed design of structures of all kinds plus research and development in the civil and structural engineering sectors. He has been presenting the series of Hahn lectures at the University of Stuttgart on the subject of the prefabrication of concrete components since 2003.
The authors were or are also intensively involved in construction industry associations, numerous technical bodies plus national and international standards committees dealing with precast concrete construction.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Authors
Preliminary remarks
Standards, leaflets and directives
1 General
1.1 The advantages of factory production
1.2 Historical development
1.3 European standardisation
2 Design of precast concrete structures
2.1 Boundary conditions for precast concrete design
2.2 Stability of precast concrete structures
2.3 Loadbearing elements
2.4 Precast concrete façades
2.5 Connections
2.6 Current design issues
3 Joints between precast concrete elements
3.1 Compression joints
3.2 Tension joints
3.3 Shear joints
4 Factory production
4.1 Production methods
4.2 Types of concrete in precast concrete construction
4.3 Producing the concrete in the factory
4.4 Installing the reinforcement in the factory
4.5 Quality control
References
Index