文档介绍：ThispageintentionallyleftblankREINFORCEDCONCRETEMechanicsandDesignAbouttheCoverThephotosthatappearonthecoverofthisbookareoftheAquaTower,an82-storymultiusehigh-riseindowntownChicago,çadegivesitadis-:,&,.,.(Hon.),.(Hon.),FRSCUniversityProfessorEmeritusDepartmentofCivilEngineeringUniversityofAlbertaBostonColumbusIndianapolisNewYorkSanFranciscoUpperSaddleRiverAmsterdamCapeTownDubaiLondonMadridMilanMunichParisMontrealTorontoDelhiMexicoCitySaoPauloSydneyHongKongSeoulSingaporeTaipeiTokyoVicePresidentandEditorialDirector,ECS::HollyStarkEditorialAssistant:WilliamOpaluchVicePresident,Production:VinceO’BrienSeniorManagingEditor:ScottDisannoProductionLiaison:IrwinZuckerProductionEditor:PavithraJayapaul,TexTechInternationalOperationsSpecialist:LisaMcDowellExecutiveMarketingManager:TimGalliganMarketAssistant:JonBryantArtEditor:GregDullesArtDirector:KennyBeckCoverImages:PhotosofAquaBuilding,ChicagoIL:Close-upphoto:MARSHALLGEROMETTA/AFP/GettyImages/;Fullviewphotoofbuilding:©WilsonsTravelsStock/position/Full-ServiceProjectManagement:TexTechInternationalCopyright©2012,2009,2005byPearsonEducation,Inc.,UpperSaddleRiver,,storageinaretrievalsystem,ortransmissioninanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,(s)tousematerialsfromthiswork,pleasesubmitawrittenrequesttoPearsonHigherEducation,PermissionsDepartment,1LakeStreet,UpperSaddleRiver,