Conceptual and structural design of buildings made of lightweight and infra-lightweight concrete [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed El Zareef

CONCEPTUAL AND STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF BUILDINGS MADE OF LIGHTWEIGHT AND INFRA-LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE vorgelegt von Master of Science – M.Sc. Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed El Zareef aus Ägypten Von der Fakultät VI – Planen Bauen Umwelt der Technischen Universität Berlin Institut für Bauingenieurwesen zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Doktor der Ingenieurwissenschaften Dr.-Ing. genehmigte Dissertation Promotionsausschuss: Vorsitzender: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Vogdt Gutachter: Prof. Dr. sc. techn. Mike Schlaich Gutachter: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Hillemeier Tag der wissenschaftlichen Aussprache: 24.3.2010 Berlin 2010 D 83 AKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my gratitude to the Egyptian High Education Ministry, Cultural Affairs & Missions Sector, and Mansoura University, who sponsored my Ph.D. scholarship in Germany. I am deeply indebted to my supervisor Univ. Prof. Dr. sc. tech. Mike Schlaich from the Berlin Institute of Technology “Technische Universität Berlin” for his help, stimulating suggestions, and encouragement helped me in all the time of research and writing of this thesis. My special gratitude is due to Prof. Dr. Salah El-Metwally and Prof. Dr. Fathy Saad, who first recommended me to Prof. Dr. Mike Schlaich at TU-Berlin, Germany. Great acknowledgments are due to Univ. Prof. Dr. Ing.