tailieunhanh - Aluminium Design and Construction - Chapter 1

Tài liệu tham khảo giáo trình nhôm trong thiết kế xây dựng - Chương 1 About aluminium GENERAL DESCRIPTION The element Aluminium is a metallic element having the chemical symbol Al, with atomic number 13 and atomic weight 27. The nucleus of the atom contains 13 protons and 14 neutrons (a total of 81 quarks). Aluminium is the third most common element in the earth’s crust, coming after oxygen and silicon. It makes up 8% of the crust’s total mass and is the most abundant metal | Aluminium Design and Construction Copyright 1999 by Taylor Francis Group. All Rights Reserved. Aluminium Design and Construction John Dwight MSc FI Struct E Former Reader in Structural Engineering University of Cambridge and Fellow of Magdalene College Cambridge E FN SPON An Imprint of Routledge London and New York Copyright 1999 by Taylor Francis Group. All Rights Reserved. First published 1999 by E FN Spon an imprint of Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane London EC4P 4EE This edition published in the Taylor Francis e-Library 2002. Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street New York NY 10001 1999 John Dwight All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic mechanical or other means now known or hereafter invented including photocopying and recording or in any information storage or retrieval system without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Dwight . John B. 1921- Aluminium design and construction . p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-419-15710-7 Print Edition 1. Aluminum construction. 2. Aluminum. 3. Aluminum Structural. 4. Structural design Standards Europe. I. Title 1998 826-dc21 98-39235 CIP ISBN 0 419 15710 7 Print Edition ISBN 0-203-02819-8 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-13449-4 Glassbook Format Copyright 1999 by Taylor Francis Group. All Rights .