Libby, James R. <br/><br/>
Modern prestressed concrete :  design principles and construction methods / 
James R. Libby 
 - Fourth edition. 
 - New York :  Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, Inc.,  c1990 
 - xvi, 871 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>1 Prestressing Methods.- 2 Steel for Prestressing.- 3 Concrete for Prestressing.- 4 Basic Principles for Flexural Design.- 5 Flexural Strength.- 6 Flexural-Shear, Strength, Torsional Strength, and Bond of Prestressed Reinforcement.- 7 Loss of Prestress, Deflection, and Partial Prestress.- 8 Additional Design Considerations.- 9 Design Expedients and Computation Methods.- 10 Flexural Continuity.- 11 Direct Stress Members, Temperature, and Fatigue.- 12 Connections for Precast Members.- 13 Roof and Floor Framing Systems.- 14 Bridge Construction.- 15 Pretensioning Equipment and Procedures.- 16 Post-Tensioning Systems and Procedures.- 17 Construction Considerations.- 18 Erection of Precast Members.- Appendix A. Recommendations for Estimating Prestress Losses.- Appendix B. Excerpts from the Eleventh, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Editions of the Aashto Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges.- Appendix C. Estimating Prestress Losses, by Paula Zia, H. Kent Preston, Norman L. Scott, and Edwin B. Workman. 
<br/><br/> This book was written with a dual purpose, as a reference book for practicing engineers and as a textbook for students of prestressed concrete. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>442319231 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>PRESTRESSED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA 683.9 .L53 1990