Design of Reinforced Concrete (Hardcover)

by Jack C. McCormac (Author)

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Product Description
An introductory book presenting the theories, ACI Code requirements and design of reinforced concrete beams, slabs, columns, footings, retaining walls, bearing walls, prestressed concrete sections, and framework in a clear and understandable manner.

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Put your knowledge of concrete on a solid footing

Join generations of aspiring engineers by turning to this bestselling text for your introduction to the fundamentals of reinforced concrete design. Updated to conform to the 2008 building code of the American Concrete Institute (ACI 318-08), the Eighth Edition of Design of Reinforced Concrete gives you a thorough grounding in the field and an up-to-date understanding of the most current developments in codes, tools, and design elements.

With an accessible approach and streamlined coverage of theory,  this comprehensive overview of reinforced concrete theory and application explains ACI Code requirements and explores the design of reinforced concrete beams, slabs, columns, footings, retaining walls, bearing walls, prestressed concrete sections, and framework.

Augmenting the celebrated content of its predecessors, this Eighth Edition…

• Familiarizes you with to the 2008 building code of the American Concrete Institute (ACI 318-08) and with revisions made by the American Concrete Institute in Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (318-05) and Commentary (318R-05)
• Arms you with new spreadsheets and other tools to analyze and design reinforced concrete elements more quickly and to compare alternative solutions
• Guides you in new techniques such as seismic and shear wall design
• Leads you through numerous examples so you fully absorb and apply the principles discussed

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 752 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 5 edition (December 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471395765
• ISBN-13: 978-0471395768
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #264,914 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lacks depth..., April 10, 2007

By	Ryan "oregonse2b" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Design of Reinforced Concrete (Paperback)

I'm a practicing engineer in Oregon. I have studied and reviewed concrete foundations for 5-6 years, and this book is lacking in quality depth - particularly with examples. If one wants to go into a graduate-level understanding of reinforced concrete design, this book will leave you disappointed due to the lack of example problems, clear and concise descriptions, and overall quality. James MacGregor's book is far more "complete". The plus for this book is that it at least attempts to cover retaining and foundation structures, but still lacks quality example problems to illustrate what is not too obvious within the ACI code. Quantity is a 5 star, quality is a 2 star, therefore I've given this a 3 star review.