Structural Design
A Practical Guide for Architects
James R. Underwood ; Michele Chiuini
- Written
- for
- the
- practicing
- architect,
- Structural
- Design
- addresses
- the
- process
- on
- both
- a
- conceptual
- and
- a
- mathematical
- level.
- Most
- importantly,
- it
- helps
- architects
- work
- with
- structural
- consultants
- and
- understand
- all
- the
- necessary
- considerations
- when
- designing
- structural
- systems.
- Using
- a
- minimum
- of
- simple
- math,
- this
- book
- shows
- you
- how
- to
- make
- correct
- design
- calculations
- for
- structures
- made
- from
- steel,
- wood,
- concrete,
- and
- masonry.
- What?s
- more,
- this
- edition
- has
- been
- completely
- updated
- to
- reflect
- the
- latest
- design
- methods
- and
- codes,
- including
- LRFD
- for
- steel
- design.
- The
- book
- was
- also
- re-designed
- for
- easy
- navigation.
- Essential
- principles,
- as
- well
- as
- structural
- solutions,
- are
- visually
- reinforced
- with
- hundreds
- of
- drawings,
- photographs,
- and
- other
- illustrations--making
- this
- book
- truly architect-friendly.
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