Download or read book Composite Construction written by David Nethercot and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-04-24 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of modern composite materials in construction offers the structural engineer and designer exciting opportunities for all types of buildings and structures. By far the most commonly used and longest established composite material is the combined use of steel and concrete in the form known in most parts of the world as 'composite construction