Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides
1 primary work • 4 total works
Book 33
Requiring little in the way of mathematic ability, but providing much information, this guide shows readers how they can understand and predict how a building and its materials will perform when exposed to a variety of external forces (mechanics). New information in this edition includes an analysis of indeterminate structures and the ultimate strength resistance of those structures. A greater emphasis is also placed on the fundamentals, providing professionals with simple concise solutions to common structural problems. Updated code and technology information is included, as are many more illustrations, and a wealth of problems and answers for self-study.
The complexity of engineering and building design is increasing steadily. This book provides an up-to-date reference on this subject for architects, builders and students who lack formal training in engineering. Topics covered in depth for the first time in this edition include: structural masonry, design for lateral forces, elements of dynamic behaviour, plywood shear walls and diaphragms, rigid frames, and structures with internal pins. There is also an entirely new section on the design of structural systems for buildings which contains both general discussions of basic concerns and examples of the design of elements of the systems for three buildings. The text has been designed for architects, builders, lecturers and students of architecture.
Simplified Site Engineering
by Harry Parker, John W. Macguire, J.W. Macguire, and J. Ambrose
Published 4 October 1991
The first edition of this book, published in 1954, is now dated due to the advent of major changes in surveying, computational and mapping techniques. This new edition is a compact source to the key site engineering topics of site survey and mapping, re-grading, site drainage analysis and control, and site development structures. New coverage includes CAD-produced maps and areas such as laser technology, water conservation, environmental impact and the use of the ground for thermal buffing.
The revised and enlarged edition of this successful book, intended for readers with limited training in mathematics and engineering analysis, covers the most common and frequently encountered problems relating to design of structural components and systems of structural wood for building structures. Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest standards, this edition includes two completely new chapters on wood-framed diaphragms and building design examples. New material also includes coverage of pole structures, joints using nails and screws, mechanically driven fasteners, plywood gussets, manufactured trusses, and wood fiber products. English units are used throughout, but SI equivalents are also provided. The previous edition of this book was published in 1979.