Analytical Approaches for Reinforced Concrete (Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering)

After nearly two centuries of reinforced concrete (RC), the field is approaching maturity. However, most current work on RC still takes an empirical and inductive approach to understanding this material. At the same time, the future promises ever more complex forms of structure to which RC will be applied. In turn, there is a pressing need to approach RC from a mathematical, deductive perspective, rather than the traditional empirical route, so that the reasoning behind key ideas, theories and models, can be readily understood. Analytical Approaches for Reinforced Concrete presents mathematically-derived theories and equations for RC design and construction. It applies deductive reasoning, logic and mathematics to RC. Laying out, deductively, the principles of RC, the book encourages researchers to re-imagine and innovate using a solid conceptual framework. It considers the reasoning behind key theories, as well as problems that remain unsolved. The title presents key ideas in simple language and illustrates them clearly, to help the reader grasp difficult concepts and develop a solid foundation, grounded in mathematics, for further study and research. The book is future-oriented, demonstrating theories that are applicable not only to conventional reinforced concrete members, but also to the envisaged structures of tomorrow. Such developments will increasingly require a deep, deductive understanding of RC. This title is the first of its kind, presenting a fresh analytical approach to reinforced concrete design and construction. Takes an analytical approach to reinforced concrete using mathematics and deduction Lays out the reasoning behind key theories and models in reinforced concrete design and construction Encourages researchers-new and established- to re-imagine and innovate using a solid conceptual framework Presents difficult concepts clearly, analytically, and with accompanying illustrations Looks forward to the use of reinforced concrete in the complex structures of the future

• | Author: Yufei Wu
• | Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• | Publication Date: Apr 29, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 270 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0128211644
• | ISBN-13: 9780128211649