Structural Elements for Architects and Builders Design of columns, beams, and tension elements in wood, steel, and reinforced concrete

Book Name: Structural Elements for Architects and Builders Design of columns, beams, and tension elements in wood, steel, and reinforced concrete
Author: Jonathan Ochshorn
Publisher: Common Ground Publishing
ISBN-10: 1856177718,9780080962160
Year: 2009
Pages: 400
Language: English
File size: 6 MB
File format: PDF

Structural Elements for Architects and Builders Design of columns, beams, and tension elements in wood, steel, and reinforced concrete Pdf Book Description:

Concise but comprehensive, Structural Elements for Architects and Contractors is mostly centered on the design and evaluation of structural elements: columns, beams, tension members and their relations. The material is organized into one, self explanatory quantity, containing all necessary data for the preliminary design and evaluation of the structural components in timber, steel, and reinforced concrete. Every chapter includes insights developed by the writer and usually not found elsewhere. Moreover, the Appendices contained in the conclusion of the text contain hundreds of tables and charts, according to material within industry books, but reorganized and formatted specially with this particular text to enhance clarity and ease, without forfeiting comprehensiveness. Depending on the criteria and codes out of For wood: The American Institute of Timber Construction’s (AITC), The American Institute of Steel Construction’s (AISC) The American Concrete Institute’s (ACI) Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary (ACI 318 and ACI 318R)and the American Society of Civil EngineersContains charts, graphs, and tables to resolve fundamental structural layout problemsStep-by-step descriptive examples Cover common connectors such as nails, nails, and welds