Design of Wood Structures - ASD / LRFD
Keeps you Current with all the Latest Codes and Industry Standards and Provides Many Practical Examples

By Donald E. Breyer, Kenneth J. Fridley, Kelly E. Cobeen, and David G. Pollock, Jr.

This state-of-the-art sixth 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.

• Conforms to the 2006 IBC
• Addresses new 2005 NDS provisions, and combines dual-format ASD/LRFD specification, equations, and problems throughout
• Includes ASCE 7-05 load standard provisions

Table of Contents:

• Wood Buildings and Design Criteria
• Design Loads
• Properties of Wood and Lumber Grades
• Structural Glued Laminated Timber
• Beam Design
• Axial Forces and Combined Bending and Axial Forces
• Wood Structural Panels Horizontal Diaphragms
• Shearwalls
• Wood Connections
• Background
• Nailed and Stapled Connections
• Bolts, Lag Bolts, and other Connectors
• Connection Hardware
• Diaphragm-to-Shearwall Anchorage
• Advanced Topics in Lateral Force Design

1025 pages