Seismic Design of Building Structures: A Professional's Introduction to Earthquake Forces and Design Details (Engineering Reference Manual Series) - Softcover

Lindeburg, Michael R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0912045760 ISBN 13: 9780912045764

Publisher: Belmont, California, U.S.A.: Professional Pubns Inc, 1994

Synopsis

Seismic Design of Building Structures provides essential background instruction for the seismic problems on the civil PE exam. Using relevant codes, this book presents topics from basic seismic concepts through detailing requirements. The 30 sample problems and 113 practice problems, all with step-by-step solutions, offer valuable preparation for the exam. The eighth edition references the 1997 Uniform Building Code, the version of the code currently tested on the exam.

Exam subjects covered include:

Analysis of diaphragms
Detailing of roof-wall connections
Calculating chord and strut forces
UBC nailing requirements
Bolt strengths

Edition details

• Publisher: Belmont, California, U.S.A.: Professional Pubns Inc
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0912045760
• ISBN 13: 9780912045764
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6