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Metal Building Systems: Design and Specifications (Hardcover)

by Alexander Newman (Author) "There is confusion-even among some design professionals-about what a metal building system is..." (more)
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Book Description
This book from an expert on metal building systems--the first an author unaffiliated with an industry trade group--offers important, valuable, and unbiased information that can save you money and time--and that may even save your building! Full of essential features, tips and advice, this guide goes beyond manufacturer-supplied information to warn you of potential design pitfalls and to point out specific recurring problems and failures of MBS drawn from actual experience. It provides specific help--unavailable elsewhere--with specifying and selecting secondary framing, walls, roofs, and much, much more. This is the one book that is a must-have for any professional involved with pre-engineered buildings.

From the Back Cover
Select, Specify, and Design Pre-Engineered Buildings with Confidence! Everybody knows about pre-engineered buildings--they now account for almost 70% of all new low-rise construction in the United States. But few architects, engineers, or buyers know enough about them. This book from an expert on metal building systems--the first from an author unaffiliated with an industry trade group--offers important, valuable, and unbiased information that can save you money and time--and that may even save your building! Full of essential features, tips, and advice, this guide: Goes beyond manufacturer-supplied information to warn you of potential design pitfalls; Points out specific recurring problems of metal building systems and explains how failures can occur; Provides practical information on the design of secondary framing, exposing questionable methods used by some manufacturers: Gives clear information on the controversial subject of roof testing; Supplies a wealth of hard-to-find information on selecting and specifying walls and describes problems with specifying walls and describes problems with specific wall systems; Explains critical considerations for MBS foundations, not covered in manufacturers specs or elsewhere. Plus, this book gives you sample specifications that protect the buyer, help with avoiding construction problems, sources of additional useful information, renovation tips, and a look at leading-edge industry trends. This is the one book that is a must-have for any professional involved with pre-engineered buildings.

Product Details
  • Hardcover: 389 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing (January 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0070463794
  • ISBN-13: 978-0070463790
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)
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