Structural design : a practical guide for architects /
Review: "Approaching structural design from the viewpoint of a practicing architect, Structural Design, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide to the conceptual and practical underpinnings of basic building design and technology. It addresses structures on both a conceptual and numerical level...
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| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley,
2007.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : understanding loads
- Load and resistance factor design
- Steel. Materials and properties ; Structural elements and systems ; Steel bending systems ; preengineered systems ; Steel beams ; Lateral stability of beams ; Supports ; Web yielding and crippling ; Built-up beams ; Steel axially loaded systems ; Columns ; Tension members ; Steel combined systems ; Combined axial loading and bending ; Trusses ; Steel connections ; Bolted connections ; Welded connections
- Wood. Materials and properties ; Wood structures in architecture ; Wood bending systems ; Bending members : floor and roof systems ; Sheathing and diaphragm design ; Timber and laminated timber beams ; Wood axially loaded members ; Compression and tension members ; Wood combined systems ; Timber truss design ; Arches, vaults, and domes ; Wood connections ; Connections ; Wood special systems ; Permanent wood foundations
- Reinforced concrete (R/C). Materials and properties ; Reinforced concrete in architecture ; R/C bending members ; Beam strength and theory ; Beam design ; Shear in beams ; Slabs ; Deflection ; Footings ; R/C axially loaded members ; Columns ; Walls ; R/C connections ; connections ; R/C special systems ; Prestressed and precast concrete
- Masonry. Materials and properties ; Structural systems ; Masonry axially loaded members ; Empirical design of walls ; Allowable stress method.
