This fourth edition of a bestselling textbook has been extensively rewritten and expanded in line with the current Eurocodes‎.‎ It presents the principles of the design of concrete elements and of complete structures‎,‎ with practical illustrations of the theory‎.‎ It explains the background to the Eurocode rules and goes beyond the core topics to cover the design of foundations‎,‎ retaining walls‎,‎ and water retaining structures‎.‎ The text includes more than sixty worked out design examples and more than six hundred diagrams‎,‎ plans‎,‎ and charts‎.‎ It suitable for civil engineering courses and is a useful reference for practicing engineers‎.‎