Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders, 10th Edition

by James Ambrose (Carlsbad, California ); Patrick Tripeny (Salt Lake City, UT )

• ISBN13: 9780471676072
• ISBN10: 0471676071
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-12-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The definitive reference for design and construction-in an updated edition! Entering its seventh decade as the industry leader, Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders remains the reference of choice for designers and constructors. This new Tenth Edition is thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the latest practices in the design of structures. Long considered a standard in the field, this bestseller provides a clear, accessible presentation of the engineering information that is essential for architects and builders. Offering a concise, highly readable introduction to the investigation and design of ordinary structures for buildings-including information on structural analysis, materials, and systems-this thoroughly updated Tenth Edition includes: * A new focus on Load and Resistance Factor Design Method (LRFD) for steel and concrete structures * The latest building and material codes * A wealth of exercise problems and illustrative examples * Essential formulas for the solution of structural problems * More than 200 descriptive illustrations * Simple solutions to everyday problems architects and builders encounter * Coverage of wood, steel, concrete, and masonry structures * A new companion Web site packed with learning resources An unparalleled resource for students and professionals in architecture, construction, and civil engineering, Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders, Tenth Edition boils structural engineering down to its essentials and provides the simple design solutions that are used for the vast majority of buildings.

Author Biography

JAMES AMBROSE is Editor of the Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides. He has practiced as an architect in California and Illinois, and as a structural engineer in Illinois. He was a professor of architecture at the University of Southern California.

PATRICK TRIPENY is Associate Professor at the University of Utah's College of Architecture and Planning.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Tenth Edition	ix
Preface to the First Edition	xiii
Introduction	1	(8)
PART I PRINCIPLES OF STRUCTURAL MECHANICS	9	(160)
Investigation of Forces and Force Actions	11	(30)
Properties of Forces	11	(4)
Static Equilibrium	15	(1)
Force Components and Combinations	16	(5)
Graphical Analysis of Forces	21	(4)
Graphical Analysis of Planar Trusses	25	(8)
Algebraic Analysis of Planar Trusses	33	(8)
Force Actions	41	(20)
Forces and Stresses	41	(6)
Deformation	47	(5)
Aspects of Dynamic Behavior	52	(7)
Service Versus Ultimate Conditions	59	(2)
Investigation of Beams and Frames	61	(90)
Moments	61	(5)
Beam Loads and Reaction Forces	66	(4)
Shear in Beams	70	(6)
Bending Moments in Beams	76	(7)
Sense of Bending in Beams	83	(8)
Tabulated Values for Beam Behavior	91	(4)
Development of Bending Resistance	95	(4)
Shear Stress in Beams	99	(5)
Continuous and Restrained Beams	104	(14)
Structures with Internal Pins	118	(8)
Compression Members	126	(12)
Rigid Frames	138	(9)
Buckling of Beams	147	(4)
Structural Design Loads and Methods	151	(18)
Load Sources	151	(12)
Load Combinations	163	(1)
Determination of Design Loads	164	(2)
Design Methods	166	(1)
The Allowable Stress Design Method (ASD)	166	(1)
The Strength Design Method (LRFD)	167	(1)
Choice of Design Method	168	(1)
PART II WOOD CONSTRUCTION	169	(58)
Wood Spanning Elements	171	(33)
Structural Lumber	172	(5)
Design for Bending	177	(5)
Beam Shear	182	(1)
Bearing	183	(1)
Deflection	184	(4)
Joists and Rafters	188	(7)
Decking for Roofs and Floors	195	(2)
Glued Laminated Products	197	(3)
Wood Fiber Products	200	(1)
Miscellaneous Wood Structural Products	201	(3)
Wood Columns	204	(14)
Solid-Sawn Columns	204	(5)
Design of Wood Columns	209	(1)
Wood Stud Construction	210	(3)
Columns with Bending	213	(5)
Connections for Wood Structures	218	(9)
Bolted Joints	218	(2)
Nailed Joints	220	(7)
PART III STEEL CONSTRUCTION	227	(138)
Steel Structural Products	229	(10)
Design Methods for Steel Structures	229	(2)
Materials for Steel Products	231	(3)
Types of Steel Structural Products	234	(5)
Steel Beams and Framing Elements	239	(67)
Factors in Beam Design	239	(2)
Inelastic Versus Elastic Behavior	241	(6)
Nominal Moment Capacity of Steel Beams	247	(10)
Design for Bending	257	(5)
Design of Beams for Buckling Failure	262	(4)
Shear in Steel Beams	266	(5)
Deflection of Beams	271	(9)
Safe Load Tables	280	(12)
Steel Trusses	292	(1)
Manufactured Trusses for Flat Spans	293	(8)
Decks with Steel Framing	301	(2)
Concentrated Load Effects on Beams	303	(3)
Steel Columns and Frames	306	(28)
Column Shapes	306	(2)
Slenderness and End Conditions	308	(1)
Safe Axial Loads for Steel Columns	309	(6)
Design of Steel Columns	315	(11)
Columns with Bending	326	(8)
Bolted Connections for Steel Structures	334	(23)
Bolted Connections	334	(12)
Design of a Bolted Connection	346	(6)
Bolted Framing Connections	352	(2)
Bolted Truss Connections	354	(3)
Light-Gage Formed Steel Structures	357	(8)
Light-Gage Steel Products	357	(1)
Light-Gage Steel Decks	358	(5)
Light-Gage Steel Systems	363	(2)
PART IV CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION	365	(132)
Reinforced Concrete Structures	367	(69)
General Considerations	367	(9)
General Application of Strength Methods	376	(1)
Beams: Ultimate Strength Method	377	(12)
Special Beams	389	(15)
Spanning Slabs	404	(6)
Shear in Beams	410	(15)
Development Length for Reinforcement	425	(8)
Deflection Control	433	(3)
Flat-Spanning Concrete Systems	436	(14)
Slab and Beam Systems	437	(7)
General Considerations for Beams	444	(6)
Concrete Columns and Frames	450	(25)
Effects of Compression Force	450	(4)
General Considerations for Concrete Columns	454	(7)
Design Methods and Aids for Concrete Columns	461	(8)
Special Problems with Concrete Columns	469	(6)
Footings	475	(22)
Shallow Bearing Foundations	475	(1)
Wall Footings	476	(8)
Column Footings	484	(8)
Pedestals	492	(5)
PART V STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS FOR BUILDINGS	497	(100)
General Considerations for Structures	499	(3)
Choice of Building Construction	499	(1)
Structural Design Standards	500	(1)
Loads for Structural Design	501	(1)
Building One	502	(29)
General Considerations	502	(1)
Design of the Wood Structure for Gravity Loads	503	(5)
Design for Lateral Loads	508	(12)
Alternative Steel and Masonry Structure	520	(6)
Alternative Truss Roof	526	(2)
Foundations	528	(3)
Building Two	531	(10)
Design for Gravity Loads	533	(3)
Design for Lateral Loads	536	(3)
Alternative Steel and Masonry Structure	539	(2)
Building Three	541	(56)
General Considerations	541	(4)
Structural Alternatives	545	(2)
Design of the Steel Structure	547	(9)
Alternative Floor Construction with Trusses	556	(4)
Design of the Trussed Bent for Wind	560	(5)
Considerations for a Steel Rigid Frame	565	(2)
Considerations for a Masonry Wall Structure	567	(6)
The Concrete Structure	573	(21)
Design of the Foundations	594	(3)
Appendix A	597	(28)
A.1 Centroids	597	(4)
A.2 Moment of Inertia	601	(3)
A.3 Transferring Moments of Inertia	604	(5)
A.4 Miscellaneous Properties	609	(2)
A.5 Tables of Properties of Sections	611	(14)
References	625	(2)
Answers to Exercise Problems	627	(6)
Index	633