Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders remains the reference of choice for designers and constructors.

Features:

• A new focus on Load and Resistance Factor Design Method (LRFD) for steel and concrete structures
• The latest building and material codes
• A wealth of exercise problems and illustrative examples
• Essential formulas for the solution of structural problems
• More than 200 descriptive illustrations
• Simple solutions to everyday problems architects and builders encounter
• Coverage of wood, steel, concrete, and masonry structures
• A new companion Web site packed with learning resources

Contents

Principles of Structural Mechanics

1. Investigation of Forces and Force Actions
2. Force Actions
3. Investigation of Beams and Frames
4. Structural Design Loads and Methods

Wood Construction

5. Wood Spanning Elements
6. Wood Columns
7. Connections for Wood Structures

Steel Construction

8. Steel Structural Products
9. Steel Beams and Framing Elements
10. Steel Columns and Frames
11. Bolted Connections for Steel Structures
12. Ligh-Gage Formed Steel Structures

Concrete Construction

13. Reinforced Concrete Structures
14. Flat-Spanning Concrete Systems
15. Concrete Columns and Frames
16. Footings

Structural Systems for Buildings

17. General Considerations for Masonry Structures
18. Building One
19. Building Two
20. Building Three

Appendices

• Centroids
• Moment of Inertia
• Transferring Moments of Inertia
• Miscellaneous Properties
• Tables of Properties of Sections

Answers to Exercise Problems
Index

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