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Simplified Design of Steel Structures

AUTHOR Ambrose, James; Tripeny, Patrick
PUBLISHER Wiley (05/01/2007)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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For over sixty years, a primary source for design of steel structures -- now revised and updated.

Examining a wide range of steel structures, building types, and construction details, Simplified Design of Steel Structures, Eighth Edition is a reliable, easy-to-use handbook that covers all commonly used steel systems, practices, and research in the field, reinforced with examples of practical designs and general building structural systems.

The Eighth Edition of this leading book in the noted Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides has been updated to conform to current building codes, design practices, and industry standards. Featuring a wealth of illustrations, expanded text examples, exercise problems, and a helpful glossary, this outstanding tool:

  • Uses the latest American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) method of structural design.
  • Provides fundamental and real-world coverage of steel structures that assumes no previous experience.
  • Includes valuable study aids such as exercise problems, questions, and word lists to enhance usability.
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ISBN-13: 9780470086315
ISBN-10: 0470086319
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
Edition Number: 0008
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Page Count: 480
Carton Quantity: 14
Product Dimensions: 5.70 x 1.40 x 8.70 inches
Weight: 1.25 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents, Glossary, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Technology & Engineering | Civil - General
Technology & Engineering | Construction - General
Dewey Decimal: 624.182
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007002363
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For over sixty years, a primarysource for design of steel structures--now revised and updated

Examining a wide range of steel structures, building types, and construction details, Simplified Design of Steel Structures, Eighth Edition is a reliable, easy-to-use handbook that covers all commonly used steel systems, practices, and research in the field, reinforced with examples of practical designs and general building structural systems.

The Eighth Edition of this leading book in the noted Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides has been updated to conform to current building codes, design practices, and industry standards. Featuring a wealth of illustrations, expanded text examples, exercise problems, and a helpful glossary, this outstanding tool:

  • Uses the latest American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) method of structural design

  • Provides fundamental and real-world coverage of steel structures that assumes no previous experience

  • Includes valuable study aids such as exercise problems, questions, and word lists to enhance usability

Show More
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For over sixty years, a primary source for design of steel structures -- now revised and updated.

Examining a wide range of steel structures, building types, and construction details, Simplified Design of Steel Structures, Eighth Edition is a reliable, easy-to-use handbook that covers all commonly used steel systems, practices, and research in the field, reinforced with examples of practical designs and general building structural systems.

The Eighth Edition of this leading book in the noted Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides has been updated to conform to current building codes, design practices, and industry standards. Featuring a wealth of illustrations, expanded text examples, exercise problems, and a helpful glossary, this outstanding tool:

  • Uses the latest American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) method of structural design.
  • Provides fundamental and real-world coverage of steel structures that assumes no previous experience.
  • Includes valuable study aids such as exercise problems, questions, and word lists to enhance usability.
Show More

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

PATRICK TRIPENY is an Associate Professor at the University of Utah's Graduate School of Architecture.

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