List of tables vi Preface to the eleventh edition ix The authors x Acknowledgements xi Symbols and abbreviations xii Part 1 - General information 1 1 Introduction 3 2 Design criteria, safety factors and loads 5 3 Material properties 14 4 Structural analysis 28 5 Design of structural members 44 6 Buildings, bridges and containment structures 54 7 Foundations, ground slabs, retaining walls, culverts and subways 63 Part 2 - Loads, materials and structures 73 8 Loads 75 9 Pressures due to retained materials 86 10 Concrete and reinforcement 95 11 Cantilevers and single-span beams 105 12 Continuous beams 111 13 Slabs 128 14 Framed structures 154 15 Shear wall structures 169 16 Arches 175 17 Containment structures 183 18 Foundations and retaining walls 195 19 Miscellaneous structures and details 206 20 Elastic analysis of concrete sections 226 Part 3 - Design to British Codes 237 21 Design requirements and safety factors 239 22 Properties of materials 1 245 23Durability and fire-resistance 249 24 Bending and axial force 256 25 Shear and torsion 283 26 Deflection and cracking 295 27 Considerations affecting design details 312 28 Miscellaneous members and details 322 Part 4 - Design to European Codes 333 29 Design requirements and safety factors 335 30 Properties of materials338 31 Durability and fire-resistance342 32 Bending and axial force345 33 Shear and torsion362 34 Deflection and cracking 371 35 Considerations affecting design details 381 36 Foundations and earth-retaining walls 390 Appendix: Mathematical formulae and data 395 References and further reading 397 Index 39