| Description |
xix, 697 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
"In the Beginning": The Premise -- Introduction: Understanding Loads. 1. Loads -- Pt. 1. Steel. 2. Materials and Properties. 3. Structural elements and systems -- Bending Systems. 4. Preengineered systems. 5. Steel beams. 6. Lateral stability of beams. 7. Beam supports. 8. Web yielding and crippling. 9. Built-up beams -- Axially Loaded Systems. 10. Columns. 11. Fabricated columns. 12. Tension members -- Combined Systems. 13. Combined axial loading and bending. 14. Trusses -- Connections. 15. Bolted connections. 16. Welded connections -- Special Lateral Loads. 17. Design for lateral loads -- Pt. 2. Wood. 18. Materials and properties. 19. Structural elements and systems -- Bending Systems. 20. Roof and floor systems. 21. Sheathing and diaphragm design. 22. Timber and laminated timber beams -- Axially Loaded Members. 23. Compression and tension members -- Combined Systems. 24. Timber truss design. 25. Arches, vaults and domes -- Connections. 26. Connections -- Special Systems |
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27. Permanent wood foundations -- Pt. 3. Concrete. 28. Materials and properties. 29. Reinforced concrete in architecture -- Bending Members. 30. Beams strength theory. 31. Beam Design. 32. Shear in beams. 33. Slabs. 34. Deflection. 35. Footings -- Axially Loaded Members. 36. Columns. 37. Walls -- Connections. 38. Anchorage and embedment -- Special Systems. 39. Prestressed and precast concrete -- Pt. 4. Masonry. 40. Materials and properties. 41. Structural systems -- Axially Loaded Members. 42. Empirical design of walls. 43. Working-stress method |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 675-678) and indexes |
| Subject |
Architectural design.
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Structural design.
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| Author |
Chiuini, Michele.
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| LC no. |
97052009 |
| ISBN |
047114066X (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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