The
beam and lumber requirements for your jobs aren't always clear, especially with
changing building codes and lumber products. If you need to figure any type of
on-the-job lumber engineering, this book will help fill the gap between what you
can find in building code span tables and the complex calculations that you need
to hire a certified engineer to do. With large, clear, illustrations, examples,
and engineering calculations explained in simplified language, the author shows
you:
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How
to figure the stresses for engineered wood structural members, plywood
beams and panels, glu-lam products, and trusses
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How
to calculate loads, including snow, seismic and impact loads
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How
to design girders, beams and joists
The
book covers most building types and framing systems, including door, window and
roof framing. And there's a chapter on connections, retrofitting with anchor
bolts, framing anchors and tie-downs, plus the latest requirements for
cross-bridging and anchoring.
Also
included is an important chapter on designing concrete formwork - figuring the
pressures, tolerances, and thicknesses for plywood, Plyform, composition, and
fiber-reinforced plastic.
Software
included:
In
the back of the book you'll find a computer disk with an easy-to-use version of
NorthBridge Software's Wood Beam Sizing. Just follow the step-by-step
instructions in the program to find out what size member you need for the spans
and loads that you require based on the wood species that you're using. Requires
Windows 3.1 or higher.
The
Author:
Max
Schwartz has been in the construction business for over 50 years, working jobs
from small residential developments to major industrial facilities, in locations
ranging from California townsites to the Central American jungles.
Since
serving in the Army Corps of Engineers in World War II, he has been a consulting
civil and mechanical engineer, licensed in states across the country. He has
lectured and written several books on building engineering, and has taught civil
engineering at UCLA Extension for the past 20 years. Mr. Schwartz now
specializes in forensic engineering and serves as an expert witness in
proceedings involving building defects and natural catastrophes.
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