Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders, 9th Edition

by James Ambrose (Formerly, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles)

• ISBN13: 9780471321910
• ISBN10: 0471321915
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

For more than 60 years, a must-have Reference for the Design and Construction Trades This Ninth Edition of one of the all-time bestselling books on architecture provides a clear, accessible presentation of the engineering information that is essential for architects and builders. It offers a concise understanding of the structural design process, including information on structural analysis, materials, and systems. * Offers a highly readable and understandable approach to investigating and designing commonly used structures for ordinary buildings * Provides essential formulas for the solution of structural problems * Includes more than 200 simple, descriptive illustrations * Features updated code and material information * Covers wood, steel concrete, and masonry structures An unparalleled resource for students and young professional in architecture, construction, and civil engineering, Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders, Ninth Edition boils structural engineering down to its essential and provides the simple design solutions that are used for the vast majority of buildings.

Author Biography

James Ambrose recently retired as a professor of architecture at the University of Southern California.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Ninth Edition	xiii
Preface to the First Edition	xvii
Introduction	1	(10)
PART I PRINCIPLES OF STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
Investigation of Forces	11	(28)
Properties of Forces	11	(4)
Static Equilibrium	15	(1)
Resultant of Forces	16	(2)
Resolution and Composition of Forces	18	(2)
Force Polygon	20	(4)
Graphical Analysis of Planar Trusses	24	(7)
Algebraic Analysis of Planar Trusses	31	(8)
Force Actions	39	(21)
Forces and Stresses	39	(4)
Bending	43	(1)
Deformation	43	(1)
Deformation and Stress: Relations and Issues	44	(4)
Design Use of Direct Stress	48	(3)
Aspects of Dynamic Behavior	51	(8)
Service Versus Ultimate Conditions	59	(1)
Investigation of Beams and Frames	60	(89)
Moments	60	(5)
Beam Loads and Reaction Forces	65	(4)
Shear in Beams	69	(6)
Bending Moments in Beams	75	(7)
Sense of Bending in Beams	82	(7)
Tabulated Values for Beam Behavior	89	(5)
Development of Bending Resistance	94	(3)
Shear Stress in Beams	97	(5)
Continuous and Restrained Beams	102	(13)
Structures with Internal Pins	115	(7)
Compression Members	122	(14)
Rigid Frames	136	(7)
Approximate Investigation of Indeterminate Structures	143	(6)
Properties of Sections	149	(30)
Centroids	149	(3)
Moment of Inertia	152	(5)
Transferring Moments of Inertia	157	(3)
Miscellaneous Properties	160	(6)
Tables of Properties of Sections	166	(13)
PART II WOOD CONSTRUCTION
Wood Spanning Elements	179	(33)
Structural Lumber	180	(6)
Design for Bending	186	(4)
Beam Shear	190	(1)
Bearing	191	(2)
Deflection	193	(4)
Joists and Rafters	197	(6)
Decking for Roofs and Floors	203	(5)
Glued-Laminated Products	208	(1)
Wood Fiber Products	208	(1)
Miscellaneous Wood Structural Products	209	(3)
Wood Columns	212	(17)
Solid-Sawn Columns	212	(5)
Design of Wood Columns	217	(3)
Wood Stud Construction	220	(1)
Columns with Bending	221	(4)
Miscellaneous Wood Compression Members	225	(4)
Connections for Wood Structures	229	(20)
Bolted Joints	229	(11)
Nailed Joints	240	(3)
Miscellaneous Fastening Devices	243	(6)
PART III STEEL CONSTRUCTION
Steel Structural Products	249	(10)
Design Methods for Steel Structures	249	(1)
Materials for Steel Products	250	(4)
Types of Steel Structural Products	254	(5)
Steel Beams and Framing Elements	259	(51)
Factors in Beam Design	259	(2)
Design for Bending	261	(6)
Shear in Steel Beams	267	(5)
Deflection of Beams	272	(8)
Buckling of Beams	280	(10)
Safe Load Tables	290	(6)
Concentrated Load Effects on Beams	296	(1)
Alternative Decks with Steel Framing	297	(3)
Steel Trusses	300	(2)
Manufactured Trusses for Flat Spans	302	(8)
Steel Columns and Frames	310	(30)
Column Shapes	310	(2)
Slenderness and End Conditions	312	(2)
Safe Axial Loads for Columns	314	(3)
Design of Steel Columns	317	(8)
Columns with Bending	325	(5)
Column Framing and Connections	330	(2)
Column and Beam Frames	332	(8)
Connections for Steel Structures	340	(36)
Bolted Connections	340	(7)
Considerations for Bolted Connections	347	(5)
Design of a Bolted Connection	352	(7)
Bolted Framing Connections	359	(5)
Bolted Truss Connections	364	(3)
Welded Connections	367	(4)
Design of Welded Connections	371	(5)
Light-Gage Formed Steel Structures	376	(9)
Light-Gage Steel Products	376	(1)
Light-Gage Steel Decks	377	(5)
Light-Gage Steel Systems	382	(3)
PART IV CONCRETE AND MASONRY CONSTRUCTION
Reinforced Concrete Structures	385	(67)
General Considerations	385	(9)
Beams: Working Stress Method	394	(13)
Special Beams	407	(14)
Spanning Slabs	421	(5)
Shear in Beams	426	(15)
Development Length for Reinforcement	441	(8)
Deflection Control	449	(3)
Flat-Spanning Concrete Systems	452	(24)
Slab and Beam Systems	453	(6)
General Considerations for Beams	459	(5)
One-Way Joist Construction	464	(2)
Waffle Construction	466	(4)
Two-Way Spanning Solid-Slab Construction	470	(2)
Special Flat-Spanning Systems	472	(4)
Concrete Columns and Frames	476	(36)
Effects of Compression Force	476	(4)
General Considerations for Concrete Columns	480	(7)
Design Methods and Aids for Concrete Columns	487	(8)
Special Problems with Concrete Columns	495	(5)
Column and Beam Frames	500	(12)
Footings	512	(25)
Shallow Bearing Foundations	512	(1)
Wall Footings	513	(8)
Column Footings	521	(9)
Pedestals	530	(7)
General Considerations for Masonry Structures	537	(11)
Masonry Units	537	(1)
Mortar	538	(1)
Basic Construction Consideration	539	(1)
Structural Masonry	540	(5)
Lintels	545	(3)
Design of Structural Masonry	548	(11)
Unreinforced Structural Masonry	548	(3)
Reinforced Masonry: General Considerations	551	(3)
Masonry Columns	554	(5)
PART V STRENGTH DESIGN
Strength Design Methods	559	(5)
Strength Versus Stress Methods	559	(2)
Factored Loads	561	(1)
Resistance Factors	562	(2)
Development of Design Methods	564	(1)
Strength Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures	564	(9)
General Application of Strength Methods	564	(1)
Investigation and Design for Flexure: Strength Method	565	(7)
Columns	572	(1)
Strength Design of Steel Structures	573	(12)
Inelastic Versus Elastic Behavior	573	(7)
Plastic Hinging in Continuous and Restrained Beams	580	(5)
PART VI STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS FOR BUILDINGS
General Considerations for Building Structures	585	(15)
Introduction	585	(1)
Dead Loads	586	(1)
Building Code Requirements for Structures	586	(7)
Live Loads	593	(2)
Lateral Loads	595	(5)
Building One	600	(29)
General Considerations	600	(1)
Design of the Wood Structure for Gravity Loads	601	(5)
Design for Lateral Loads	606	(9)
Alternative Steel and Masonry Structure	615	(6)
Alternative Truss Roof	621	(6)
Foundations	627	(2)
Building Two	629	(11)
Design for Gravity Loads	631	(3)
Design for Lateral Loads	634	(3)
Alternative Steel and Masonry Structure	637	(3)
Building Three	640	(59)
General Considerations	640	(4)
Structural Alternatives	644	(2)
Design of the Steel Structure	646	(9)
Alternative Floor Construction with Trusses	655	(5)
Design of the Trussed Bent for Wind	660	(6)
Considerations for a Steel Rigid Frame	666	(3)
Considerations for a Masonry Wall Structure	669	(5)
The Concrete Structure	674	(21)
Design of the Foundations	695	(4)
References	699	(2)
Answers to Exercise Problems	701	(6)
Index	707