Bücher der Reihe New Directions in Civil Engineering

Reinforced concrete structures are subjected to a complex variety of stresses and strains. The four basic actions are bending, axial load, shear, and torsion. This work develops one unified theory of reinforced concrete behavior that embraces and accounts for all four basic actions and their combinations.

Presents a discussion of the theory of size effect and scaling of failure loads in structures. This book includes derivations and examples, from which readers can gain an understanding of fracture and size effect in concrete and other quasibrittle materials.

Furnishes the basic theory needed for actively controlling the behavior of engineering systems. This text examines the advance of materials technology and the advent of powerful, reliable microprocessors. It includes the design and control of discrete parameter adaptive structure, and an introduction to distributed parameter adaptive structures.