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Books in Structural engineering

  • Seismic Retrofit of Buildings

    Portal Frames, Performance-Based Plastic Design, and Detailing Techniques
    • 1st Edition
    • August 1, 2026
    • Moosa Mazloom
    • English
    Moderate to severe earthquakes can cause vast damage to buildings and their foundations, endangering the lives of residents and leading to complex and costly search, rescue, and clean-up efforts. Seismic Retrofit of Buildings provides in-demand information on state-of-the-art technology and materials that are reshaping the field, with a particular focus on prefabricated, moment-resisting steel portal frames.The book’s gradual introduction of performance-based plastic design concepts primes readers for the acquisition of in-depth technical competence in the implementation of solutions that not only improve the overall safety of a structure in the event of life-threatening ground motions but also offer advantages of both cost-effective and practical resilience significance. Rehabilitation issues, specialized techniques, considerations related to aesthetic appeal, construction drawings, functional detailing, photos from real-life projects, and other practice-informed insights are all included to make up a carefully composed and balanced reference resource that is of value for audiences in both academia and industry.

  • Spectral Density Multi-Field Energy Theory in Structural Dynamics

    Methods and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • August 1, 2026
    • Zhao-Dong Xu
    • English
    Spectral Density Multi-Field Energy Theory in Structural Dynamics: Methods and Applications introduces a powerful analytical framework for advancing structural dynamics and disaster prevention. Traditional time-domain and frequency-domain methods often struggle with evaluating complex dynamic behaviors, especially under multi-dimensional excitations and evolving multi-hazard scenarios. This book presents a novel spectral density multi-field energy theory that addresses these challenges through an energy-based lens. It covers the theoretical derivation in depth and explores applications such as damage identification in large-span spatial structures, catastrophe modeling, macro strain energy methods, and energy flow analysis. Real-world case studies demonstrate its effectiveness in structural health monitoring, disaster chain analysis, and dynamic response evaluation under intricate excitation conditions. This book provides researchers, engineers, and postgraduate students in civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering with a clear and practical framework for tackling complex dynamic structural problems, combining advanced spectral energy methods with real-world engineering examples.

  • Performance-Based Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings

    Advanced Modeling and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • July 1, 2026
    • Hong-Gun Park
    • English
    Performance-Based Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings addresses the critical need for specialized knowledge and advanced techniques to conduct accurate structural response assessments, particularly for buildings in earthquake-prone regions or older edifices not originally designed to withstand seismic forces.The book focuses on nonlinear analysis models, integrating theory-based principles, contextual specifications, and fully validated experimental data to optimally maintain the integrity of new and existing buildings under variable forces. By systematically outlining state-of-the-art approaches for characterizing and predicting the behavior of key structural components—including beams, columns, beam-column joints, walls, coupling beams, and slab diaphragms—supported by real-world examples and case studies that illustrate their applicability, this essential reference resource makes complex seismic evaluation methodologies accessible to technical readers both in academia and industry. The inclusion of performance-based seismic design strategies is also a prominent highlight, delivering a comprehensive framework for examining and strengthening reinforced concrete buildings against seismic threats.Originally published by the Architectural Institute of Korea (AIK) and the Korea Concrete Institute (KCI), this volume serves as a national reference for performance-based seismic design. It provides essential insights and employs advanced tools to advance seismic design and retrofit practices, supporting global efforts to enhance long-term resilience in built environment development.

  • Seismic Response Analysis Methods for Site-Structure Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • May 1, 2026
    • Piguang Wang + 3 more
    • English
    In the quest to enhance the robustness and resilience of structures, especially when these are subjected to external stresses and strains, Seismic Response Analysis Methods for Site-Structure Systems serves as a vital reference for advanced students, researchers, and engineering professionals who seek to deepen their knowledge of soil dynamics theory and other earthquake engineering fundamentals underpinning building and infrastructure design and performance in both onshore and offshore environments.The group of experts who authored the volume guide readers through an in-depth, highly technical overview of a variety of systematically presented computational mechanics techniques and sophisticated formulation tools (e.g., 1D finite element artificial boundary method, the stiffness matrix method, methods for absorbing boundary condition when solving the near-field wave propagation problems, methods for seismic wave input, the internal substructure method, integral analysis models in time domain based on the FEM, and more) to model and assess structural behavior under seismic loads. Case studies and other applied examples extend the book’s interest to the practical realm to create new, or to refine existing, measures to mitigate damage or prevent catastrophic losses.

  • Climate Change Effects on Infrastructure

    Advanced Tools for Monitoring, Mitigation, and Lifecycle Optimization
    • 1st Edition
    • March 27, 2026
    • Anasua GuhaRay + 4 more
    • English
    The design of structures and infrastructure facilities has typically assumed a future climate that is much the same as today’s. However, a changing climate and the resulting more extreme weather events mean those climate bands are becoming outdated, leaving infrastructure operating outside or at the limit of its tolerance levels.With its evaluation of a host of assets in the built environment, Climate Change Effects on Infrastructure: Advanced Tools for Monitoring, Mitigation, and Lifecycle Optimization instructs readers how to assess and predict structural vulnerabilities resulting from climate change as well as ensuing hazard patterns using mathematical tools and data-driven models. The carefully compiled contributions also comprehensively survey the latest technological developments and the most useful approaches to counteract and/or prevent damage and connected socio-economic risks.The volume proves to be an even more invaluable resource thanks to its real-world application examples that spotlight the urgency of further investigations into the implementation of cost-effective and sustainable adaptive measures that can enhance or extend the reliable performance, durability, and efficiency of structures and infrastructure systems throughout their entire lifecycle.

  • Damage and Healing Mechanics of Materials

    Metals and Metal Matrix Composites
    • 1st Edition
    • July 2, 2025
    • George Z. Voyiadjis + 1 more
    • English
    Damage and Healing Mechanics of Materials: Metals and Metal Matrix Composites covers the fundamentals of damage mechanics, with various damage models presented coupled with elastic and elasto-plastic behavior. Experimental investigations and the related data for damage in composite materials are included, as are computational modeling and simulation methods for investigating damage and healing in various materials and structures. Healing mechanics using both scalars and more general theory based on tensor notations are discussed, as are applications of damage mechanics. Undamageable materials, the generalized method of cells, phase field modeling, cyclic plasticity concepts, and more are all also covered.

  • Construction Materials and Their Properties for Fire Resistance and Insulation

    • 1st Edition
    • October 29, 2024
    • Paul O. Awoyera + 1 more
    • English
    Construction Materials and Their Properties for Fire Resistance and Insulation covers the properties of novel types of concrete and other more conventional building materials in fire scenarios. The volume also stands out as an invaluable reference resource for its relevance to varied audiences both in academia and industry, spanning materials science, civil and structural engineering, and fire safety engineering. Ensuring buildings are fire safe starts at the very beginning of planning new builds or renovations. Hence, it's essential, in fact, that the right materials are chosen not only according to their load-bearing capabilities but also their susceptibility to decay and fire resistance.

  • FinFET/GAA Modeling for IC Simulation and Design

    Using the BSIM-CMG Standard
    • 2nd Edition
    • August 23, 2024
    • Yogesh Singh Chauhan + 10 more
    • English
    FinFET/GAA Modeling for IC Simulation and Design: Using the BSIM-CMG Standard, Second Edition is the first to book to explain FinFET modeling for IC simulation and the industry standard – BSIM-CMG - describing the rush in demand for advancing the technology from planar to 3D architecture as now enabled by the approved industry standard. The book gives a strong foundation on the physics and operation of FinFET, details aspects of the BSIM-CMG model such as surface potential, charge and current calculations, and includes a dedicated chapter on parameter extraction procedures, thus providing a step-by-step approach for the efficient extraction of model parameters. With this book, users will learn Why you should use FinFET, The physics and operation of FinFET Details of the FinFET standard model (BSIM-CMG), Parameter extraction in BSIM-CMG FinFET circuit design and simulation, and more.

  • Beam to Square Steel Tube Endplate Connection Using Thread-Fixed One-Side Bolts

    Analysis and Design
    • 1st Edition
    • July 30, 2024
    • Peijun Wang + 2 more
    • English
    Beam to Square Steel Tube Endplate Connection Using Thread-fixed One-side Bolts: Analysis and Design provides research information on thread-fixed one-side bolt (TOB), which is anchored through screwed threads in the bolt hole. Although beam-column endplate connections have been studied by many researchers and been widely used in engineering applications, the standard high strength bolts are not convenient for the bolted beam to square tube column endplate connection. The one-side bolts, which can be installed and tightened from outside of the tube column, provide a solution for beam to closed section column bolted connections.This book introduces the basic principles and design methods regarding the failure modes, and the design method of load carrying capacity of endplate connection using thread-fixed one-side bolts.

  • Nanomechanics of Structures and Materials

    Modeling and Analysis
    • 1st Edition
    • July 22, 2024
    • Krzysztof Kamil Żur + 1 more
    • English
    Nanomechanics of Structures and Materials highlights and compares the advantages and disadvantages of diverse modeling and analysis techniques across a wide spectrum of different nanostructures and nanomaterials. It focuses on the behavior of media with nanostructural features where the classic continuum theory ceases to hold and augmented continuum theories such as nonlocal theory, gradient theory of elasticity, and the surface elasticity model should be adopted. These generalized frameworks, tailored to address the intricate characteristics inherent at the nanoscale level, are discussed in depth, and their application to a variety of different materials and structures, including graphene, shells, arches, nanobeams, carbon nanotubes, porous materials, and more, is covered.