Structural elements for architects and builders : design of columns, beams, and tension elements in wood, steel, and reinforced concrete

Concise but comprehensive, Structural Elements for Architects and Builders is primarily focused on the design and analysis of structural elements: columns, beams, tension members and their connections. The material is organized into a single, self-sufficient volume, including all necessary data for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Ochshorn, Jonathan
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, an imprint of Elsevier, 2010.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781856177719
1856177718
9780080962160
0080962165
Physical Description1 online resource (xiii, 385 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 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.