Loads in Structures; Properties of Sections; Materials of Structural Engineering; Beams and Girders; Columns and Struts; Details of Construction; Graphical Analysis of Stresses (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

International Correspondence Schools

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0266548970 ISBN 13: 9780266548973

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Practical guidance on how structures carry and resist loads .

This historical reference gives clear, example-driven methods for understanding how floors, roofs, and winds affect buildings. It covers the core ideas of which loads matter, where they act, and how to estimate their effects on beams, girders, and columns. The approach blends analytic and graphical techniques to help readers design safer, sturdier structures.

• Learn how to locate centers of gravity, neutral axes, and moments of inertia for different sections.
• See practical design steps for beams, girders, and reinforced and built-up members, with worked examples and rivet layouts.
• Understand how foundation soils, masonry, timber, and steel influence strength and safety.
• Explore real-world calculations for cambered girders, stiffness, and deflection, plus common construction details.

Ideal for students and practitioners seeking a concise, historical, how-it-works view of structural analysis and design.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0266548970
• ISBN 13: 9780266548973
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 856