Refurbishment of Buildings and Bridges
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Author(s): F. Mazzolani and M. IvÁnyi
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 321183690X
Format: softback
376pp
Price: €89
Review Date: 29 October 2002
Review: This book contains the contents of the lecture course for young engineers and architects, given by the International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, on structural rehabilitation. The lectures, which included case studies, covered the refurbishment of a variety of steel bridges and single-storey buildings (halls, silos and tanks, and towers and masts, . They also described many particular topics, such as strengthening techniques for buildings in urban areas, and the strengthening of steel frames for seismic resistance. Special refurbishment techniques, such as methods of partial demolition, the use of bolts and connectors for fasteners are described.