Innovative Shear Design

by Hrista Stamenkovic

Overview

Innovative Shear Design presents a new, rational and economical design procedure that offers increased protection against shear for all types of structures. The first part of the book describes the internal forces imposed on any flexurally bent member, and goes on to describe how these can interact with external loading forces to cause failure. The author then details the new design approach, and explains how its implementation can prevent cracking and failure for a given load. The book contains numerous practical examples describing optimum design techniques for all types of structure.
Innovative Shear Design is an essential reference for structural designers, architects, academics, and researchers. It will also be a key reference text for students of structural design.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367863623
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	12/12/2019
Series:	Structural Engineering: Mechanics and Design
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Hrista Stamenkovic

Table of Contents

Foreword. Preface. Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Mechanism of Diagonal Failure of a Reinforced Concrete Beam. Chapter 3. Practical Application of the Author's Theory. The Fallacy of the Truss Analogy Theory for Reinforces Concrete Beams. Chapter 4. Mechanism of Vibrating Fatigue Failure of a Reinforced Concrete Beam or any other Member (One Quantitative Point of View). Chapter 5. A Triangularly Reinforced Shearwall Can Resist Higher Lateral Forces that an Ordinary Shearwall. Chapter 6. Mechanism of Deformation of the Horizontal. Chapter 7. Combined Conclusions for all Six Chapters. Appendix 1. Brief Comments. Retrospection on the Psychology of Man. References.

Editorial Reviews

Identifies the mechanisms that lead to the diagonal failure of reinforced concrete beams, and provides a method for calculating reinforcement against failure. The book begins with experiments on wood laminated beams that prove the existence of internal active and internal resisting forces, and faults in the truss analogy theory. The author, who is a structural consultant, examines the failure of a beam due to material fatigue caused by vibrations, and explains that the inflection points are the nucleus for crack formation and for failure due to material fatigue. Finally, he proposes the triangular reinforcement of a shear wall to increase resistance to lateral loads. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)