ARE Review Manual, 2nd Ed - Softcover

Ballast, David Kent; O'Hara PE, Steven E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1591263212 ISBN 13: 9781591263210

Publisher: Professional Publications, Inc., 2010

Synopsis

Updated to the 2007 AIA Documents and the 2009 International Building Code

Successful exam preparation requires the best resources, and the ARE Review Manual gives you the power to pass all seven divisions of the ARE. This one book, updated to the 2007 AIA documents and the 2009 International Building Code, provides you with a complete and comprehensive review of the content areas covered on the ARE divisions. Additional chapters covering basic mathematics, important building regulations, and barrier-free design supplement your preparation regime.

ARE Divisions Covered

• Building Systems
• Building Design & Construction Systems
• Construction Documents & Services
• Programming, Planning, & Practice
• Schematic Design
• Site Planning & Design
• Structural Systems

Prepare to Pass All Seven Divisions of the ARE with

• a thorough review of all the content areas covered
• hundreds of tables and figures
• exam advice to help you avoid common mistakes
• guidelines to effectively focus your preparation
• a revised edition with updated codes and standards 

About this title

About the Author:

STEVEN O'HARA, Professor of Architectural Engineering and Licensed Engineer            Professor O'Hara received his Master of Architectural Engineering from Oklahoma State University, and has been a member of the teaching faculty at the School of Architecture since 1988.  His primary areas of interest include the design and analysis of masonry, steel and timber structures, with special interest in classical numerical structural analysis and the design of concrete structures.  Professor O'Hara is one of four faculty members in the Architectural Engineering program at OSU, and as such teaches courses in the AE program at all levels; he enjoys his close mentoring relationship with the students in the AE program at OSU, as he also performs the role of their academic advisor.  Outside the OSU classroom, Professor O'Hara is an Affiliate Professor of Civil Engineering and Architecture in "Project Lead the Way", a nationwide program for high school students.  He trains the high school teachers responsible for introducing engineering principles into the secondary curriculum, though project based learning, and has authored the workbook for the curriculum.            As a faculty member, Professor O'Hara has received numerous awards; in 2001 he was the honored recipient of the first Melvin R. Lohmann Professorship, in 1999 he received the Chi Epsilon Excellence in Teaching Award, and in 1995 he was recognized as the Halliburton Excellent Young Teacher for the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology at OSU. 

About this edition

• Publisher: Professional Publications, Inc.
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1591263212
• ISBN 13: 9781591263210
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 800