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Compressive Force-Path Method

Unified Ultimate Limit-State Design of Concrete Structures

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Michael D Kotsovos

    1. School of Civil Engineering Reinforced Concrete Structures, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

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  • Describes a method suitable not only for designing new earthquake-resistant RC structures but also for the structural assessment and redesign/upgrading of existing RC structures
  • Clearly explains the concepts underlying the method and its application to all common structural elements
  • Presents evidence of the validity of the method plus design examples and comparisons with current code specifications
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Engineering Materials (ENG.MAT.)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Reappraisal of Concepts Underlying Reinforced-Concrete Design

    • Michael D. Kotsovos
    Pages 1-21

  3. The Concept of the Compressive-Force Path

    • Michael D. Kotsovos
    Pages 23-40

  4. Modelling of Simply-Supported Beams

    • Michael D. Kotsovos
    Pages 41-66

  5. Design of Simply Supported Beams

    • Michael D. Kotsovos
    Pages 67-81

  6. Design for Punching of Flat Slabs

    • Michael D. Kotsovos
    Pages 83-107

  7. Design of Structures Comprising Beam-Like Elements

    • Michael D. Kotsovos
    Pages 109-140

  8. Earthquake-Resistant Design

    • Michael D. Kotsovos
    Pages 141-179

  9. Design Applications

    • Michael D. Kotsovos
    Pages 181-217

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 219-221
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About this book

This book presents a method which simplifies and unifies the design of reinforced concrete (RC) structures and is applicable to any structural element under both normal and seismic loading conditions. The proposed method has a sound theoretical basis and is expressed in a unified form applicable to all structural members, as well as their connections. It is applied in practice through the use of simple failure criteria derived from first principles without the need for calibration through the use of experimental data. The method is capable of predicting not only load-carrying capacity but also the locations and modes of failure, as well as safeguarding the structural performance code requirements.
In this book, the concepts underlying the method are first presented for the case of simply supported RC beams. The application of the method is progressively extended so as to cover all common structural elements. For each structural element considered, evidence of the validity of the proposed method is presented together with design examples and comparisons with current code specifications. The method has been found to produce design solutions which satisfy the seismic performance requirements of current codes in all cases investigated to date, including structural members such as beams, columns, and walls, beam-to-beam or column-to-column connections, and beam-to-column joints.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Civil Engineering Reinforced Concrete Structures, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Michael D Kotsovos

About the author

Michael D. Kotsovos is full professor of Civil and Building Engineering, and Director of the Laboratory of Reinforced Concrete Structures at the National Technical University of Athens, Greece.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Compressive Force-Path Method

  • Book Subtitle: Unified Ultimate Limit-State Design of Concrete Structures

  • Authors: Michael D Kotsovos

  • Series Title: Engineering Materials

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00488-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-00487-7Published: 17 October 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34542-0Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-00488-4Published: 04 October 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1612-1317

  • Series E-ISSN: 1868-1212

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 221

  • Number of Illustrations: 191 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Building Materials, Structural Materials, Building Construction and Design

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