Tag: Building Construction
Blueprint Reading Construction Drawings for the Building Trades By Sam A. A. Kubba,
Structural Elements for Architects and Builders Design of Columns, Beams and Tension Elements in Wood, Steel and Reinforced Concrete By Jonathan Ochshorn
Contents Preface ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. vii List of examples …………………………………………………………………………………………….ix List of appendices ………………………………………………………………………………………… xi CHAPTER 1 Statics ………………………………………………………………………………….. 1 Tributary areas ……………………………………………………………………….. 2 Equilibrium ……………………………………………………………………………. 7 Reactions ……………………………………………………………………………… 10 Internal forces and moments ………………………………………………….. 17 Indeterminate structures ………………………………………………………… 31 Strength of materials ……………………………………………………………… 33 CHAPTER 2 Loads ………………………………………………………………………………….. 39 Dead loads ……………………………………………………………………………. 39 Live loads …………………………………………………………………………….. 41 Environmental loads ………………………………………………………………. 46 CHAPTER 3 Material properties ……………………………………………………………. 61 Wood …………………………………………………………………………………… 63 Steel …………………………………………………………………………………….. 68 Reinforced concrete ……………………………………………………………… 70 CHAPTER 4 Sectional properties ………………………………………………………….. 73 Wood …………………………………………………………………………………… 73 Steel …………………………………………………………………………………….. 74 Reinforced concrete…