Structural Wood Design: ASD/LRFD (2nd Edition) – PDF

Structural Wood Design: ASD/LRFD (2nd Edition) – eBook PDF

Structural Wood Design: ASD/LRFD, 2nd Edition, (PDF) provides a brief and practical guide to timber design, employing both the Allowable Stress Design and the Load and Resistance Factor Design methods. It suits students in structural, civil, and construction engineering programs as well as architecture and engineering technology programs, and also serves as a helpful resource for the practicing engineer. The cases based on real-world design problems reflect a rounded view of the design process that better trains the reader for timber design in practice.

This new 2nd edition:

• includes an improved student design project
• is based on the 2015 NDS and 2015 IBC model code.
• includes a segment on the long span and high-rise wood structures
• includes updated floor joist span charts that are easy to use and more practical.
• features sample drawings, drawing notes, and specifications that might typically be used in practice.
• now features the LRFD method with some design examples using LRFD for girders, joists, and axially loaded members.
• includes a detailed discussion of framing and framing systems commonly used in practice, like rafter and collar tie framing, metal plate connected trusses, and pre-engineered framing.
• includes a chapter on practical considerations encompassing topics like flitch beams, reinforcement of existing structures, wood poles used for footings, and historical data on wood properties.

NOTE: The product only includes the ebook Structural Wood Design: ASD/LRFD, 2nd Edition in PDF. No access codes are included.