Often taken for granted, the proper wall design can be a challenge for both the beginning and experienced architect. Writen in easy-to-understand language, this is the most comprehensive book for properly designing and specifying walls for given loads, from concrete and steel bearing walls to glass curtains. Quick methods for calculating loads and stresses, along with the correct notation and dimensioning, help alert architects, contractors, and structural engineers to potential pitfalls while solving design challenges in stone, brick, CMU, concrete light gauge steel, wood, and glass.
- ISBN13 9780070460829
- Publish Date 30 September 1995
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 November 2014
- Publish Country US
- Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Imprint McGraw-Hill Professional
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 288
- Language English