Simplified Design of Building Structures
3rd Edition
Published on 8. November 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-471-03744-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book is full of examples of what designers can do once they learn the basics. This book presents an overview of the structural design process for designers with limited backgrounds in engineering analysis and mathematics. Included is information on structural systems and materials, the development of the general form and basic elements of a specific system, and construction plans and details. Included are examples of eleven different structural systems, each with an explanation of the design and a sample set of construction plans and details.
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Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
555 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-03744-6 (9780471037446)
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Previous edition
James Ambrose
Simplified Design of Building Structures
Book
04/1986
2nd Edition
Wiley
€52.62
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Person
James Ambrose is Editor of the Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides. He has practiced as an architect in California and Illinois, and as a structural engineer in Illinois. He was a professor of architecture at the University of Southern California.
Content
BUILDING ONE.
General Considerations for Building One.
The Wood Structure.
Construction Drawings.
BUILDING TWO.
General Considerations for Building Two.
Design of the Wood Structure.
Design of the Steel and Masonry Structure.
Design of the Steel Truss Roof.
BUILDING THREE.
General Considerations for Building Three.
Design of the Light Wood Structure.
Design of the Timber and Masonry Structure.
BUILDING FOUR.
General Considerations for Building Four.
Design of the Steel Structure.
Design of the Concrete Structure.
BUILDING FIVE.
General Considerations for Building Five.
Design of the Roof Structure.
Appendices.
Bibliography.
Index.
General Considerations for Building One.
The Wood Structure.
Construction Drawings.
BUILDING TWO.
General Considerations for Building Two.
Design of the Wood Structure.
Design of the Steel and Masonry Structure.
Design of the Steel Truss Roof.
BUILDING THREE.
General Considerations for Building Three.
Design of the Light Wood Structure.
Design of the Timber and Masonry Structure.
BUILDING FOUR.
General Considerations for Building Four.
Design of the Steel Structure.
Design of the Concrete Structure.
BUILDING FIVE.
General Considerations for Building Five.
Design of the Roof Structure.
Appendices.
Bibliography.
Index.