Basic
Lumber Engineering for Builders
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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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