Paperback. This book is full of examples of what designers can do once they learn the basics. This book presents an overview of the structural design process for designers with limited backgrounds in engineering analysis and mathematics. Included is information on structural systems and materials, the development of the general form and basic elements of a specific system, and construction plans and details. Included are examples of eleven different structural systems, each with an explanation of the design and a sample set of construction plans and details. This overview of the structural design process is aimed specifically at designers with limited backgrounds in engineering analysis or mathematics. 11 different structural systems are described, each with an explanation of the design and a sample set of construction plans and details. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Simplified Design of Building Structures (Paperback)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York
Publication Date: 1995
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0471037443
ISBN 13: 9780471037446
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 3rd Edition
Condition: new

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This book is full of examples of what designers can do once they learn the basics. This book presents an overview of the structural design process for designers with limited backgrounds in engineering analysis and mathematics. Included is information on structural systems and materials, the development of the general form and basic elements of a specific system, and construction plans and details. Included are examples of eleven different structural systems, each with an explanation of the design and a sample set of construction plans and details.

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James Ambrose is Editor of the Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides. He has practiced as an architect in California and Illinois, and as a structural engineer in Illinois. He was a professor of architecture at the University of Southern California.

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