Design of Wood Structures - ASD/LRFD

Summary: Gain total mastery of wood structural design This state-of-the-art new edition of the field's leading text 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. bull; bull;Conforms to the 2006 IBC bull;Addresses new 2005 NDS provisions, and combines dual-format ASD/LRFD specification, equations, and problems throughout bull;Includes ASCE 7-05 load standard provisions INSIDE Design of Wood Structures-ASD/LRFD, Sixth Edition Wood Buildings and Design Criteria Design Loads Properties of Wood and Lumber Grades Structural Glued Laminated Timber Beam Design Axial Forces and Combined Loading Wood Structural Panels Diaphragms Shearwalls Wood Connections Nailed and Stapled Connections Bolts, Lag Bolts, and Other Connectors Connection Hardware Diaphragm-to-Shearwall Anchorage Advanced Topics in Lateral Force Design [read more]