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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Building One is a split-level, single-family residence; it's an all-American suburban house (see Figure 1.1). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
required bending design value, offset grid system, partial framing plan, trussed bents, perimeter bents, roof dead load, wood chords, light wood frame, shear wall system, spanning system, live load deflection, planar trusses, roof diaphragm, truss system, structural computations, spandrel beams, spanning structure, allowable bending stress, horizontal diaphragm, joist girders, gypsum drywall, open web joists, plywood deck, shear walls, gravity loading Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Building Two, Building One, Building Four, Building Three, Building Five, John Wiley, Construction Revisited, Air Force Academy, United States New!
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Building One is a split-level, single-family residence; it's an all-American suburban house (see Figure 1.1). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
required bending design value, offset grid system, partial framing plan, trussed bents, perimeter bents, roof dead load, wood chords, light wood frame, shear wall system, spanning system, live load deflection, planar trusses, roof diaphragm, truss system, structural computations, spandrel beams, spanning structure, allowable bending stress, horizontal diaphragm, joist girders, gypsum drywall, open web joists, plywood deck, shear walls, gravity loading Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Building Two, Building One, Building Four, Building Three, Building Five, John Wiley, Construction Revisited, Air Force Academy, United States New!
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- Simplified Building Design for Wind and Earthquake Forces by James Ambrose in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Building Structures by James Ambrose in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Reinforced Masonry Design (3rd Edition) by Robert R. Schneider in Back Matter
- Fundamentals of Building Construction: WITH Studio Companion by Edward Allen in Back Matter
- Simplified Design of Building Lighting (Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides) by Marc Schiler in Front Matter
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- Simplified Design of Concrete Structures (Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides) by James Ambrose in Front Matter
- Fine Home Building Index, Issues 1-85 (Taunton's Fine Homebuilding Index) by Fine Homebuilding on page 9
- Simplified Building Design for Wind and Earthquake Forces (Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides) by James Ambrose in Front Matter
- Simplified Design of Building Lighting (Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides) by Marc Schiler in Front Matter
- Simplified Design of Building Lighting (Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides) by Marc Schiler in Front Matter
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