Unit 1.Text Stress and Strain 1
Reading Material Plane Stress 6
Unit 2.Text Soil Aggregates 9
Reading Material Atterberg Limits 14
Unit 3.Text The Principles of Virtual Work(1) 17
Reading Material The Principles of Virtual Work(2) 23
Unit 4.Text Materials 27
Reading Material Mechanical Properties of Concrete and Reinforcement 32
Unit 5.Text Rolled Beams 36
Reading Material Plate Girders 41
Unit 6.Text Properties of Soils 45
Reading Material Geological Maps 50
Unit 7.Text The General Process of Structural Analysis 54
Reading Material Internal Force States:Tension,Compression,and Bending 59
Unit 8.Text Reinforced Concrete(1) 62
Reading Material Keinforced Concrete(2) 68
Unit 9.Text Settlement Analysis 71
Reading Material Shear Strength 76
Unit 10.Text Failure Modes and Flexural Strength of Reinforced Concrete Beams 79
Reading Material Basic Assumptions of Theory for Flexural Strength 85
Unit 11.Text Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations 88
Reading Material Soil-pile Interaction 93
Unit 12.Text Inclined-section Strength Analysis of Members in Bending 96
Reading Material Failure Modes and Factors Affecting the Strength of Diagonal Section 101
Unit 13.Text Construction Contracts 104
Reading Material Engineer and Economy 108
Unit 14.Text Strength and Ductility of Frames 113
Reading Material Complete Analysis of Frames 119
Unit 15.Text Connections 121
Reading Material Behaviour of Connections 127
Unit 16.Text Prestressed Concrete 130
Reading Material Prestressing 136
Unit 17.Text Construction Planning 138
Reading Material Construction-cost Control 144
Unit 18.Text Earthquake Forces(1) 146
Reading Material Earthquake Forces(2) 151
Unit 19.Text Development of Structural Forms for Tall Buildings(1) 154
Reading Material Development of Structural Forms for Tall Buildings(2) 160
Unit 20.Text Concrete Construction 166
Reading Material Forms for Concrete Structures 170
Unit 21.Text Dewatering 173
Reading Material Frost Action in Compacted Soils 179
Unit 22.Text Design and the Computer 182
Reading Material Reinforced Concrete Design by Computer 189
Unit 23.Text System Identification Techniques 192
Reading Material Buckling of Prismatic Members 197