This fourth edition of the text incorporates changes and additions to the major codes concerning the use of wood in building design. The focus of the new sections of the text will be on Allowable Stress Design (ASD).
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The leading wood design reference includes the latest codes and specifications. Continuing the sterling standard set by earlier editions, this indispensable reference demonstrates the best wood design procedures and techniques for safe handling of gravity and lateral loads. Thoroughly revised and updated through the 1997 Uniform Building Code and National Design Specifications, this best-seller gives practicing designers of wood structures, constructionprofessionals, and students clear step-by-step directions and illustrations for all relevant procedures
In these pages, you'll find: the latest changes to the major codes relating to the use of wood frames in building design, including the 1997 NDS and the 1997 UBC; illustrated design solutions, focusing on the latest Allowable Stress Design (ASD) methodology for timber structure design; updated information on wind and seismic loads; the latest techniques and code standards for the use of nailed and stapled connections; anchorages; and bolts, lag bolts, and timber connections; thorough analysis of thecharacteristics and design properties of glue-laminated timber and plywood; clear explanations and worked examples using near source factors and the reliability/redundancy factor.
The leading reference in lateral force design, this fourth edition of Design of Wood Structures will be the sourcebook of choice for designers, engineers,architects, and other construction professionals for many years to come.
About the Author
Donald E. Breyer, P.E., is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Engineering Technology at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California. Kenneth J. Fridley, Ph.D., is a Professor in and Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. David G. Pollock, Jr., P.E., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. Kelly E. Cobeen, S.E., is the Principal of Cobeen & Associates Structural Engineering, Lafayette, California. The authors all actively serve as members of the Wood Design Standards Committee of the American Forest and Paper Association, which is responsible for maintaining and revising the design provisions of the National Design Specification for Wood Construction. Ms. Cobeen is also a member of Technical Subcommittee 7, Wood Structures, of the Provisions Update Committee for the NEHRP Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and Other Structures.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Best wood book...,
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This review is from: Design of Wood Structures - ASD (Hardcover)
...to clearly explain ASD and UBC while teaching wood design principles.This new edition incorporates 1997 UBC, while the previous version was for 1994 UBC. The written explanations are clear. The examples are helpful. I am a 4th year structural designer and never had any wood classes in college. This book is it....I highly recommend it.
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Taking the California PE?,
This review is from: Design of Wood Structures - ASD (Hardcover)
This book is gives a good grasp of seismic design for wood structures. Many of the examples especially near the end are good practice for the Californa PE Special Seismic Exam design questions. It gives a good grasp of how seismic forces move through a building and how to calculate those forces at various locations.
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This review is from: Design of Wood Structures - ASD (Hardcover)
This book is excellent for someone not knowing much about timber design and learning everything for the first time. Problems and information is presented in an easy to read and follow format which allows the reader to truly comprehend the material. This book is a great tool in developing the fundamental knowledge needed to design timber structures. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in the design of timber structures.
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There are probably more buildings constructed with wood than any other structural material. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
yield limit equations, dowel bearing strength, allowable unit shears, interior shearwall, masonry shearwalls, allowable column stress, end grain factor, panel shearwalls, lag bolt connection, toenail factor, yield limit model, sheathing loads, trial beam size, shearwall buildings, bending yield strength, deformability elements, glulam design, incising factor, tabulated bending stress, gage staples, seismic base shear coefficient, glulam bending combinations, most covered structures, perforated approach, possible yield modes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Engineered Wood Association, Seismic Design Categories, Seismic Design Category, Repeat Prob, Engineered Wood Systems, Wood Structural Panels Supplement, Allowable Stress Design Manual, Select Structural, National Design Specification, American Institute of Timber Construction, International Building Code, United States, New York, American Society of Civil Engineers, Seismic Use Group, International Codes Council, Wood Handbook, Falls Church, Timber Construction Manual, Forest Products Laboratory, American Institute of Steel Construction, Uniform Building Code, Forest Service, Manual of Steel Construction, Rated Siding New!
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There are probably more buildings constructed with wood than any other structural material. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
yield limit equations, dowel bearing strength, allowable unit shears, interior shearwall, masonry shearwalls, allowable column stress, end grain factor, panel shearwalls, lag bolt connection, toenail factor, yield limit model, sheathing loads, trial beam size, shearwall buildings, bending yield strength, deformability elements, glulam design, incising factor, tabulated bending stress, gage staples, seismic base shear coefficient, glulam bending combinations, most covered structures, perforated approach, possible yield modes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Engineered Wood Association, Seismic Design Categories, Seismic Design Category, Repeat Prob, Engineered Wood Systems, Wood Structural Panels Supplement, Allowable Stress Design Manual, Select Structural, National Design Specification, American Institute of Timber Construction, International Building Code, United States, New York, American Society of Civil Engineers, Seismic Use Group, International Codes Council, Wood Handbook, Falls Church, Timber Construction Manual, Forest Products Laboratory, American Institute of Steel Construction, Uniform Building Code, Forest Service, Manual of Steel Construction, Rated Siding New!
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