| Wood Engineering and Construction Handbook Revised Edition Contributor(s): Faherty, Keith F. (Author), Williamson, Thomas G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0070220700 ISBN-13: 9780070220706 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies OUR PRICE: $125.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1998 Annotation: All the information, formulas, procedures, and examples that you need to design virtually any type of wood structure of structural wood component - that's what you get in this indispensable handbook. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Construction - General - Technology & Engineering | Civil - General |
| Dewey: 624.184 |
| LCCN: 98046575 |
| Physical Information: 2.06" H x 6.26" W x 9.38" (3.09 lbs) 928 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. All the information, formulas, procedures, and examples that you need to design virtually any type of wood structure or structural wood component that's what you get in this indispensable, updated handbook. It includes 1997 National Design Specifications for Wood Structures and covers changes in Allowable Stress Design. Focusing on revisions in ASD methodology for timber structure design, the Handbook also provides the newest data on NDS values for timber rivets and other fasteners, reflects new industry standards in shearwalls, and shows you applications of new standards through updated examples. You get complete coverage of everything from wood properties and preliminary design considerations through the latest information on adhesives. This one-stop guide is a valuable asset that you'll refer to practically every day of your professional life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Williamson, Thomas: - "Thomas G. Willimason (Tacoma, WA) is Executive vice President of Engineered Wood Systems, a corporation with ties to the APA - The Engineered Wood Association. Mr. Williamson holds the dual position of Director of the Technical Services Division for APA. He is co-editor of McGraw-Hill's Wood Engineering and Construction handbook, 3e."Williamson, Thomas G.: - "Thomas G. Willimason (Tacoma, WA) is Executive vice President of Engineered Wood Systems, a corporation with ties to the APA - The Engineered Wood Association. Mr. Williamson holds the dual position of Director of the Technical Services Division for APA. He is co-editor of McGraw-Hill's Wood Engineering and Construction handbook, 3e."Faherty, Keith F.: - Keith F. Faherty chaired the American Society of Civil Engineers' National Committee for Wood for three years. He is professor of civil engineering at Marquette University and has both a master's and a Ph.D. in structural engineering. Thomas G. Williamson is executive vice president of American Plywood Associations and American Wood Systems and plays a leading role nationally in the development of standards for engineered timber structures. |