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xvi<br />

Preface<br />

A companion Web site for the book is available at www.wiley.com/college/hassoun. This<br />

Web site contains MSExcel spreadsheets that enable students to evaluate different design aspects<br />

of concrete members in an interactive environment and a solutions manual for instructors.<br />

Our appreciation and thanks go out to Radwa Sakr for the boundless time she spent in helping<br />

in the revision of this manuscript and her contributions to the sample problem review chapter. Our<br />

thanks also go to Peter Gomez for his contribution to the deep beam chapter, Armando Prada for<br />

his contribution to the creep and shrinkage chapter, Peter Park for his contribution to the bridge<br />

design chapter, and Pamela Gagnier for her comments on foundation design. We would like to<br />

thank Farzam Tondnevis for his constructive comments on the seismic chapter and Maryam Fakhari<br />

for reviewing the creep and shrinkage chapter. Also, our appreciation and thanks go to Abdullah<br />

Fayyaz, Najah Elias, Snezana Ristanovic, Rashmi Ganeriwal, and Vickie Estrada for their contributions<br />

to previous editions of the book.<br />

Our sincere thanks go out to Ahmet Pamuk, Florida State University; Nadim Wehbe,<br />

South Dakota State University; M. Issa, University of Illinois at Chicago; and Faisal Wafa, King<br />

Abdul-Aziz University, for their constructive comments. Our thanks to Basile Rabbat for many<br />

discussions on the code interpretation. Special thanks are due to the civil engineering students at<br />

South Dakota State University and San Jose State University for their feedback while using the<br />

manuscript.<br />

Most of the photos shown in this book were taken by the authors. We wish to express appreciation<br />

to John Gardner and Murat Saatcioglu from the University of Ottawa, Canada, for the photos<br />

provided in the seismic chapter.

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