Chapters
Chapter 1: General Design Requirements
General requirements applicable to all structural design.
Chapter 2: Loads
Dead, live, wind, seismic, and other design loads.
Chapter 3: Foundation
Geotechnical investigation and foundation design.
Chapter 4: Masonry Structures
Design requirements for masonry structures.
Chapter 5: Concrete Material
Material requirements for concrete.
Chapter 6: Ultimate Strength Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Ultimate strength design provisions for reinforced concrete.
Chapter 7: Working Stress Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Working stress design provisions for reinforced concrete.
Chapter 8: Detailing of Reinforced Concrete Structures
Reinforcement detailing requirements.
Chapter 9: Prestressed Concrete Structures
Design requirements for prestressed concrete structures.
Chapter 10: Steel Structures
Working stress and load factor design of steel structures.
Chapter 11: Timber Structures
Design requirements for timber structures.
Chapter 12: Ferrocement Structures
Materials, design, fabrication, and maintenance of ferrocement structures.
Appendices
Appendices A-E
SI/FPS unit conversion, soil sampling, column interaction diagrams, reinforcement volume fraction, and ferrocement steel meshes.