Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures

by Alan Williams

A comprehensive guide and reference to assist civil engineers preparing for the Structural Engineer examination. Three hundred fifty pages of text and seventy design problems with complete step-by-step solutions covering Materials fro reinforced concrete, limit state principles, Flexure of reinforced concrete beams, Shear and torsion of concrete beams, Bond and anchorage, Design of reinforced concrete columns, Design of reinforced concrete slabs, Footings, Retaining walls, Piled foundations, References, and Structural design programs for the HP-28S. Index.

352 pages, Hardcover

First published September 28, 1998

About the author

Dr. Alan Williams, Ph.D., S.E., F.I.C.E., C.Eng. (Leeds University), is a registered structural engineer in California who has had extensive experience in the practice and teaching of structural engineering. In California, he has worked as a Senior Transportation Engineer in the Department of Transportation and as Principal for Structural Safety in the Division of the State Architect. His prior positions include Professor of Structural Analysis at Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria, and consulting structural engineer in South Africa and the United States. Dr. Williams's practical experience includes the design and construction of bridges, schools, and commercial and industrial structures.

Dr. Williams is a member of the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California, a Fellow and Life Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and a Chartered Engineer in the United Kingdom.