Index

abutments, xi, 3, 6, 8, 10–11, 67

academic and educational buildings, 69–73, 170–171, 179, 181, 183, 187

ACI standards see American Concrete Institute standards

American Concrete Institute (ACI) standards, 189

beams, 76, 77, 81

framing systems, 114

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCI) 7-10 standard, 24, 25, 157, 165

anchorage, xi, 147

angle(s)

angle of embrace, xi, 8, 11

clip angles, xii, 135, 140, 144, 154

angled connections, 145

apartment buildings see residential buildings

arch(es), xi, 3–17

concrete, 4, 12

jack, xv, 8

masonry, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

segmental, xvii, 8, 11

self-buttressing, 6, 7