Seismic design text book to NZ code

[BrandonHo]

Can anyone recommend some books for seismic design to latest New Zealand code with design examples if possible? Thanks

 

[Agent666]

What material codez are you interested in, concrete, steel, timber, etc?

 

[BrandonHo]

Concrete

 

[Agent666]

There isn't a lot of stuff that's free unfortunately.

The CCANZ Red Book provides a design examples of various types of common structural forms and is intended to complement the interpretation of the concrete standard. There have been a few amendments to NZS3101 since it was published but it demonstrates most types of calculations and how to interpret design provision from determining loading to the design of individual elements.

Joining 'Concrete New Zealand' will provide access to past seminar handouts on various concrete related subjects which may prove useful.

https://www.concretesociety.org.nz

This video is a fairly good summary of some of the ductility provisions. This is something that seems to be poorly understood and applied in industry, so if you can get on top of these you'll be ahead of the curve.

https://youtu.be/biaqFy_iijA

Also don't underestimate the usefulness of the code itself and the commentary. Or grabbing some workmates University notes if you're working in NZ.
A lot of our code is derived from ACI318 historically, there are differences though but a lot of it is similar.

 

[BrandonHo]

https://www.concretesociety.org.nz[/URL]

This video is a fairly good summary of some of the ductility provisions. This is something that seems to be poorly understood and applied in industry, so if you can get on top of these you'll be ahead of the curve.

https://youtu.be/biaqFy_iijA

Also don't underestimate the usefulness of the code itself and the commentary. Or grabbing some workmates University notes if you're working in NZ.
A lot of our code is derived from ACI318 historically, there are differences though but a lot of it is similar.]

Thank you. I will have a look. Any other books that you would recommend? (doesn't have to be free as long as it is good ones)

 

[Agent666]

Like I implied there isn't actually that many NZ specific books, our market is simply too small, and most university notes people exit university with set you up with what you need in a general sense regarding concepts and so forth.

However, most engineering offices would probably have an old dog-eared copy of Park & Paulay's Reinforced Concrete Structures. It's a good foundation for seismic design in general. A lot of the capacity design philosophy in our standards was as a result of these guys research in the 1970's. Its from 1975 so its by no means of any help in wading through some of the current standard.

 

[BrandonHo]

That's fair. Thank you very much.