Statics and Strength of Materials for Architecture and Building Construction

A valuable reference source, this richly illustrated, user-friendly book provides an informative introduction to structures, and appeals to architects' and building contractors' strong need for visual reinforcement. Chapter topics cover statics; analysis of selected determinate structural systems; load tracing; strength of materials; cross-sectional properties of structural members; bending and shear in simple beams; bending and shear stresses in beams; column analysis and design; structural connections in steel; and structure, construction, and architecture. For intern architects in smaller architectural offices, building inspectors, and residential and smaller scale general contractors.