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Empirical structural design for architects, engineers and builders / Thomas Boothby

By: Boothby, Thomas E [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : ICE Publishing, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: xviii, 198 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780727762078 (paperback).Subject(s): Structural design -- Decision making | Evidence-based designDDC classification: 624.1771
Contents:
An introduction to empirical design -- Empirical design of arches -- Empirical design of walls -- Empirical design of columns -- Empirical design of beams -- Empirical design of trusses -- Empirical design of floor and roof framing systems -- Empirical design of foundations -- Empirical design of connections -- Empirical lateral systems design -- Building structural system design -- Conclusions.

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Empirical Structural Design for Architects, Engineers and Buildersprovides an explanation of empirical design as a practical means of making preliminary structural design decisions. The descriptive text, tables and figures assist the reader in completing a building design on the basis of proven ratios, simple rules of thumb, standard practices and acceptable minimum sizes.

Key feature of this book include

international appeal through the inclusion of metric and customary US units reduction of preliminary structural decisions to simple rules matching building programmes to appropriate structural types simplified design rules that are easy to retain and easy to look up

Written to be accessible to all professionals in the building design and construction process, this book will be an essential read for students or practitioners who are at an early stage in their architectural or engineering careers. The book will also be valuable to participants in the building construction process, including engineers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to empirical design -- Empirical design of arches -- Empirical design of walls -- Empirical design of columns -- Empirical design of beams -- Empirical design of trusses -- Empirical design of floor and roof framing systems -- Empirical design of foundations -- Empirical design of connections -- Empirical lateral systems design -- Building structural system design -- Conclusions.