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Design of Wood Structures-ASD/LRFD

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Now in it's sixth edition, this book has become the standard text on the design and construction of buildings made of wood. While most wooden structures are residences, the book also covers multi story wooden structures such as apartment houses, commercial buildings with wooden roofs, and to a limited extent newer techniques such as glue-laminate beams.

The book is suitable for use either as a text for a course or as a reference for self study. The sixth edition of this book was promoted by five major developments:

1. Publication of new dual-format (ASD/LRFD) wood design criteria in the 2005 National Design Specification for Wood Construction.

2. Publication of the new Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS) Supplement to the NDS.

3. Publication of the comprehensive ASD/LRFD Manual for Engineered Wood Construction.

4. Publication and increased adoption nationally of the 2006 International Building Code. ==5. Publication of updated load standards in the 2005 edition of Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures.

This book is easy enough to understand for beginner and detail enough for experienced engineer. Well structured, cover not only ASD but also the LRFD design. As a complement, reader should also pick up the NDS manual for reference of timber property. And also the ASCE 7-05 for design load.

We used this in our Timber Design class and it was fantastic. It covers both ASD and LRFD effectively. We also used the NDS as a course supplement in order to find stress values and other important design factors that are not in the textbook. Another supplement that would help is the Minimum Design Loads for Buildings And Other Structures (ASCE 7-05). All in all, a great textbook for students or reference guide for any practicing professionals.

Excellent. Very well organized and numerous examples. I have followed this author from 3 of his previous editions of this book.

This book is the required textbook for my timber design course in college, and it does indeed provide the basics needed to address the design of simple structures. The only issue with the book is that the examples cover only the basics with its examples. Anyone who has ever actually done real design would be able to do the example problems from scratch by just looking through the NDS for a few minutes. In order to make this book truly useful, it needs to incorporate examples that are comparable to real world problems, like how to design an eccentrically loaded bolt group, something very common in heavy truss connections. Furthermore, not a single equation is numbered or labeled in any way which make the examples fairly difficult to follow if you don't already know the code (ASCE 7-05) fairly well.

My point is this:

Yes, this is a good book, but come on people it's not that great, a modest 3 star review is the best I can give this book.

I have worked mostly in reinforced concrete and steel. However, this book provided an excellent reference for current wood design. I definitely recommend it.

good good good, chapter 1 is nonsense but it's overall good. My teacher requires this book but he never follows the content

I must say this is one of the best textbooks I have ever had. Very detailed. Precise. Detailed to be specific. Easy to comprehend. Lots of solved examples. In general, a very good text books for students as well as practicing engineers.

So far, it covers a lot of ground with appropriate details. I'm only at chapter 3 and learned a lot of stuff. However in the beginning of the book, it is mentioned that I should have the NDS and the IBC specification while reading the book. My whole point of buying this book was to avoid buying the 200$ NDS specification. So beside that fact, the book covers the subject in great detail.

This is a very highly rated book but I couldn't resist the urge to put in my two cents. I could go on about why I like this book but I'll cut straight to the chase. If you are a Civil/Structural engineer or student you NEED this book. This book is a must have for students and practicing engineers. If you already read this book, BUY this edition because it has IBC 2006, ACSE 7-05, and LRFD. Don't let the 'Wood' in the title make you think you don't need it. Structural analysis using current codes is very well written and will be helpful for all aspects of structural engineering.