Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders, 9th Edition [Hardcover]

James Ambrose (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471321915 | ISBN-13: 978-0471321910 | Publication Date: January 21, 2000 | Edition: 9

For more than 60 years, a must-have Reference for the Design and Construction Trades This Ninth Edition of one of the all-time bestselling books on architecture provides a clear, accessible presentation of the engineering information that is essential for architects and builders. It offers a concise understanding of the structural design process, including information on structural analysis, materials, and systems.
* Offers a highly readable and understandable approach to investigating and designing commonly used structures for ordinary buildings
* Provides essential formulas for the solution of structural problems
* Includes more than 200 simple, descriptive illustrations
* Features updated code and material information
* Covers wood, steel concrete, and masonry structures
An unparalleled resource for students and young professional in architecture, construction, and civil engineering, Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders, Ninth Edition boils structural engineering down to its essential and provides the simple design solutions that are used for the vast majority of buildings.

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Instructor's Manual and Study Guide available. -- The publisher, John Wiley & Sons --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Considered a standard in the field, this edition has been updated and expanded. Presents a minimum of fundamental structural mechanics and a digest of the basic issues regarding common forms of construction in major structural materials of wood, steel, concrete and masonry. Contains a new section on the topic of strength design, the latest information on model building codes and industry standards, a chapter on the basic nature and some detail of trusses. Includes a wealth of illustrative examples. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 720 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 9 edition (January 21, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471321915
• ISBN-13: 978-0471321910
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #566,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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95 of 95 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introductory book, April 5, 2000

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I. Chanthiran (55000 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders (Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides) (Hardcover)

This book explains the fundamentals of structural analysis (mainly statically determinate structures) and then goes on to the design fundamentals for different materials (wood, steel, concrete and masonry) followed by the design of the structural system for a building. I first used an earlier edition of this book when studying for my undergraduate degree as an introductory book before reading the course texts. The present edition maintains the "easy to understand" explanations of the earlier edition while adding new materials, expanding other sections and updating the design methods in line with the building codes. Emphasis is placed on understanding, the explanations given are very clear and there are numerous worked examples to illustrate the principles. The book is excellent for the beginner first getting used to structural analysis and design or for the practising engineer who has not touched structures for a while and wants to refresh his memory. However this book is only the first step and the undergraduate or practising engineer would do well to follow up on this with other more specialised books like Wang and Salmon's "Reinforced Concrete Design", Salmon and Johnson's "Steel structures: Design and behaviour", or Halperin and Bible's "Principles of Timber Design for Architects and Builders".

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Wrong presentation for the target audience, November 4, 2007

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R. McKown (Colorado USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders (Hardcover)

The book's title claims to be simplified engineering for architects and builders, members of the latter group often having no engineering training. As such, I expected the book to cover key structural and other building engineering issues in engineering terms in an appropriate tutorial format. Instead, the book is a collection of reference materials, distilled down. I majored in EE in college and took several semesters of static and dynamic engineering courses, and still had problems with this book because of the lack of contextual information to the presentation. This book does not at all deliver on the goal defined by its title.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good book for the beginner, April 10, 2007

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James York (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders (Hardcover)

The book explains the fundamentals of structural analysis well, mainly statically determinate structures. The book also covers design fundamentals for various materials, mainly: wood, steel, concrete and masonry.

I used an earlier version of this book many years ago, as an introductory book. The book is good for the beginner.