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Parking Structures

Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance and Repair

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. Anthony P. Chrest

    1. Walker Parking Consultants/Engineers, Inc., USA

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  2. Mary S. Smith

    1. Walker Parking Consultants/Engineers, Inc., USA

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  3. Sam Bhuyan

    1. Walker Parking Consultants/Engineers, Inc., USA

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Anthony P. Chrest
    Pages 1-5

  3. Functional Design

    • Mary S. Smith
    Pages 6-58

  4. Access Design

    • Mary S. Smith
    Pages 59-113

  5. Security and Safety

    • Mary S. Smith
    Pages 114-135

  6. Lighting

    • Mary S. Smith
    Pages 136-156

  7. Signage and Graphics

    • Mary S. Smith
    Pages 157-181

  8. Accessible Parking Design

    • Mary S. Smith
    Pages 182-233

  9. Structure

    • Anthony P. Chrest
    Pages 234-283

  10. Seismic Design

    • Anthony P. Chrest
    Pages 284-288

  11. Designing for Durability

    • Anthony P. Chrest
    Pages 289-312

  12. Specifications

    • Anthony P. Chrest
    Pages 313-395

  13. Construction

    • Anthony P. Chrest
    Pages 396-418

  14. Designing for Maintenance

    • Anthony P. Chrest, Sam Bhuyan
    Pages 419-424

  15. Maintenance

    • Sam Bhuyan
    Pages 425-464

  16. Repair

    • Sam Bhuyan
    Pages 465-633

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 635-675
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About this book

Drawing on the combined expertise of three of the world's leading parking structure experts, this updated edition provides the only single-source guide to planning, designing, and maintaining parking structures. It provides readers with design solutions, including material on how to ensure long-term durability, design for easy maintenance, select the most energy efficient lighting system, decide on the number and placement of entrances and exits, and avoid the most common construction pitfalls.
Reflecting recent advances in technological innovations, this volume features significantly revised mterial and contains five new chapters on the Americans with Disabilities Act, lighting, graphics, seismic design, and designing for maintenance. The Second Edition of Parking Structures offers architects, engineers, parking facility owners, and contractors a unique and comprehensive guide to designing safe and effective parking structures.In addition, institutions providing education courses for professional registration in related fields will benefit from this timely, authoritative account.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Walker Parking Consultants/Engineers, Inc., USA

    Anthony P. Chrest, Mary S. Smith, Sam Bhuyan

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Parking Structures

  • Book Subtitle: Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance and Repair

  • Authors: Anthony P. Chrest, Mary S. Smith, Sam Bhuyan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-9922-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-9924-7Published: 18 August 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-9922-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XI, 675

  • Number of Illustrations: 149 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Civil Engineering

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