Author: Costas Georgopoulos (Kingston University, London) and Andrew Minson (The Concrete Centre)
1 July 2014
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Costas Georgopoulos (Kingston University, London) and Andrew Minson (The Concrete Centre)
The Structural Engineer, Volume 92, Issue 7, 2014, Page(s) 1
Despite the author’s demonstrable understanding and experience in the field, Nirupa Perera feels ultimately let down by the lack of clarity surrounding some key concepts.
In this paper, expressions are developed which enable the designer to determine the load bearing capacity of concentrically loaded RC columns. The novelty of the paper is not the presented nonlinear solution of RC columns, rather the approximate 'back of the envelope' expressions, which are verified for the entire practical parameter range by a numerical solution.
This month’s article from the CBDG’s Technical Committee examines the construction methods for the six basic types of precast concrete bridge.