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 | | Prestressed Concrete: A Fundamental Approach (3rd Edition) by Edward G. Nawy ISBN-10: 9780130205933 ISBN-10: 0-13-020593-1 ISBN-13: 9780130205933 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-020593-3 Hardcover 2000-04-15 Prentice Hall Find Lowest Price |
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Terrible This book is full of errors. The publisher will do great service to the engineering profession (to humanity by extension) by immediately withdrawing this book from the market. Unorganized, incoherent, almost schizophrenic. | ||
A great book for design There are seven of us (structural engineer / bridge designer) have been using this book successfully for our daily bridge design. Our experience ranges from 20 + years to 3 + years. The clear detailed definition of each subject (theory), the recommended specifications from different organizations such as PCI, ACI, AASHTO, the step by step procedures, great example solutions and the flow charts gave us the opportunity not only to understand it well but also to be able to write it in several simple computer programs. We have been enjoying using Dr. Nawy's book for years. | ||
Very Badly Written Like all of Professor Nawy's books, this one is extremely badly written. There are numerous typos and mistakes, although some are kind of entertaining. The Reinforced Concrete Book for example discusses the "modulus of rapture" of concrete. The chapter on Unbonded Post-tensioning in the Concrete Construction book discusses "prostrating tendons". This is probably not a bad book for an experienced engineer, and might even be considered a useful exercise, since nothing in the book should be relied on without checking at least one other reference. It is not a book that should be used to learn prestressed concrete design however. | ||
A Useful Tool for Students or Professionals Sure there may be some typographical errors, but the subject of prestressed concrete design is itself complex and detailed. To address the complexity, the author lays down systematic methods that, in the end, is only limited to the abilities of professionals and students who use them. Furthermore, the structure of the subject matter and example problems offers practicing engineers a valuable reference for prestressed design. | ||
It's dishonest to sell this book. I used this book for a senior/graduate prestressed concrete class. The chapter headings looked appropriate. But the book is loaded with errors. As near as I can tell, no example in the book is correct. Early on I contacted the author about a few errors and got no meaningful response. Finally, I sent a partial list of errors and the names of my unfortunate students who bought the book to the publisher. They allowed my students to exchange the book. Recovering from selecting this book and switching to other resources cost me many hours. Although, going through the books by Collins and Menn was very useful. In my opinion, your best bet for a class is to contact PCI or start with M.P. Collins (out of print, but I found a used copy), the PCI handbook, and fundamental papers. | ||