Design of Wood Structures ASD/LRFD Sixth edition is the leading text and reference on wood design, updated to include the latest codes and data!

Design of Wood Structures ASD/LRFD Sixth edition puts authoritative design guidance at your fingertips. This trusted reference demonstrates all necessary steps and techniques, following the sequence of materials and elements in the same order used in actual design. It keeps you current with the latest codes and industry standards, and provides large numbers of practical design examples.

Features:

• Conforms to the 2006 IBC
• Addresses new 2005 NDS provisions, and combines dual-format ASD/LRFD specification, equations, and problems throughout
• Includes ASCE 7-05 load standard provisions

Contents<

1. Wood Buildings and Design Criteria
2. Design Loads
3. Behavior of Structures under Loads and Forces
4. Properties of Wood and Lumber Grades
5. Structural Glued Laminated Timber
6. Beam Design
7. Axial Forcesand Combined Bending and Axial Forces
8. Wood Structural Panels
9. Diaphragms
10. Shearwalls
11. Wood Connections -- Background
12. Nailed and Stapled Connections
13. Bolts, Lag Bolts, and Other Connectors
14. Connection Details and Hardware
15. Diaphragm-to-Shearwall Anchorage
16. Advanced Topics in Lateral Force Design

Appendices

• Equivalent uniform weights of wood framing
• Weights of building materials
• Selected tables and figures from the International Building Code 2006 edition
• SI units

Index

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