Bollettino n. 51

Structural Concrete.

Textbook on behavior, design and performance

Second edition. Volume 1

Contents

1. Design of concrete structures

Introduction – sequence of activities in the design process – Activities and strategies during the various stages – Modelling

2. Conceptual design

Introduction – What is conceptual design? – How is conceptual design carried out? – Some good examples of conceptual design – Strengths and weaknesses of current structural engineering and their relationship to conceptual design – Final remark

3. Materials

3.1 Concrete

Classification – Composition and properties in fresh state – Structures of concrete – Strength and deformation under short term loading – Effects of time on strength and deformations (incl. modulus of elasticity, shrinkage, creep, fatigue) – Effects of temperature on strength and deformation – Material properties influencing concrete durability (freezing and thawing, abrasion resistance, penetration of chlorides, carbonation, acid attack, sulfate attack, alkali-silicate and alkali-carbonate reactions) – Lifetime prediction – Self-compacting concrete – Architectural concrete – Ligthweigth concrete – Fibre reinforced concrete – Ultra high performance concrete

3.2 Reinforcement

Production of steel – Essential properties of reinforced steel – Classification of reinforced steel – Essential properties of prestressing steel – Classification of prestressing steel – Special products with improved corrosion resistance – Prestressing systems and anchorages – Connections of reinforcing steel – Industrialisation of reinforcement

3.3 Composite behavior

Composite behavior of uncracked state – Bond behaviuor and models – Tension stiffening – Moment-curvature relationship – Confining action of reinforcement – Biaxial behavior of cracked reinforced concrete