Sunday, September 29, 2013

Design of Wood Structures ASD/LRFD 6th Edition, Breyer


Design of Wood Structures ASD/LRFD 6th Edition by Donald Breyer, Kenneth Fridley, Jr., David Pollock and Kelly Cobeen contains the newest codes and data. Continued the sterling normal set by earlier editions, this indispensable reference leads you through the entire design of a wood structure (except for the muse), following the same sequence used in the precise design/development process.

This text places authoritative design guidance at your fingertips. This trusted reference demonstrates all mandatory steps and techniques, following the sequence of materials and elements in the identical order utilized in actual design. It keeps you current with the latest codes and industry standards, and offers giant numbers of practical design examples.

This book demonstrates all of the necessary steps and techniques, following the sequence of materials and elements in the order used in actual design. Updated with the latest codes and standards, it introduces engineers, technologists, and architects to wood structure design. This practical resource leads you through the complete design of a wood structure—except for the foundation.

Coverage includes vertical design loads and lateral forces, design for vertical loads—beams and columns , design for lateral forces—horizontal diaphragms and shear walls, connection design—including the overall typing together of the vertical- and lateral-force-resisting systems.

This book is the required textbook for timber design course in college, and it does indeed provide the basics needed to address the design of simple structures. The only issue with the book is that the examples cover only the basics with its examples. Anyone who has ever actually done real design would be able to do the example problems from scratch by just looking through the NDS for a few minutes.

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