Structural Elements for Architects and Builders - Design of Columns, Beams, Tension Elements in Wood, Steel,

Focuses on the design and analysis of structural elements: columns, beams, tension members and their connections. This title includes necessary data for the preliminary design and analysis of these structural elements in wood, steel, and reinforced concrete. It contains graphs, charts, and tables to solve basic structural design problems.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Statics
Tributary areas
Equilibrium
Internal forces and moments
Ch.1 is a concise introduction to (or review of) statics.
Chapter 2 Loads
Dead loads
Live loads
Environmental loads
Chapter 3 Material Properties
Wood
Steel
Reinforced concrete
Chapter 4 Sectional Properties
Wood
Steel
Reinforced concrete
Chapter 5 Design Approaches
Allowable stress design
Strength design
Chapter 6 Tension Elements
Wood
Steel
Reinforced concrete
Chapter 7 Columns
Wood
Steel
Reinforced concrete
Chapter 8 Beams
Wood
Steel
Reinforced concrete
Chapter 9 Connections
Nails
Bolts
Welds

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Ochshorn, Jonathan Ochshorn Ochshorn, Ochshorn Jonathan
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.12.2009
• EAN: 9781856177719
• ISBN: 978-1-85617-771-9
• No. of pages: 387
• Series: Butterworth-Heinemann; Butterworth-Heinemann
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, Architectural structure & design, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Structural, Structural engineering, Architectural structure and design