ABSTRACT

A structural design book with a code-connected focus, Principles of Structural Design: Wood, Steel, and Concrete, Second Edition introduces the principles and practices of structural design. This book covers the section properties, design values, reference tables, and other design aids required to accomplish complete structural designs in accordanc

chapter 1|20 pages

Design Criteria

chapter 2|8 pages

Primary Loads: Dead Loads and Live Loads

chapter 3|18 pages

Snow Loads

chapter 4|26 pages

Wind Loads

chapter 5|30 pages

Earthquake Loads

chapter 6|20 pages

Wood Specifications

chapter 7|28 pages

Flexure and Axially Loaded Wood Structures

chapter 8|22 pages

Wood Connections

chapter 9|16 pages

Tension Steel Members

chapter 10|18 pages

Compression Steel Members

chapter 11|16 pages

Flexural Steel Members

chapter 12|26 pages

Combined Forces on Steel Members

chapter 13|38 pages

Steel Connections

chapter 14|22 pages

Flexural Reinforced Concrete Members

chapter 15|16 pages

Doubly and T Reinforced Concrete Beams

chapter 16|20 pages

Shear and Torsion in Reinforced Concrete