Simplified Design of Building Structures

This book is full of examples of what designers can do once they learn the basics. This book presents an overview of the structural design process for designers with limited backgrounds in engineering analysis and mathematics. Included is information on structural systems and materials, the development of the general form and basic elements of a specific system, and construction plans and details. Included are examples of eleven different structural systems, each with an explanation of the design and a sample set of construction plans and details.

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

Preface

ix

Introduction

1

(10)

PART ONE BUILDING ONE

General Considerations for Building One

11

(9)

The Building

11

(5)

Design Data

16

(1)

Structural Alternatives

17

(3)

The Wood Structure

20

(10)

The Roof Structure

21

(4)

The Floor Structure

25

(1)

The Walls

26

(1)

Special Elements

26

(2)

Design for Wind

28

(1)

Design for Earthquakes

29

(1)

Construction Drawings

30

(9)

Structural Plans

31

(1)

Structural Details

31

(8)

PART TWO BUILDING TWO

General Consideration for Building Two

39

(7)

The Building

39

(5)

Structural Alternatives

44

(2)

Design of the Wood Structure

46

(21)

The Roof Structure

46

(2)

Scheme 1: Interior Bearing Walls

48

(3)

Scheme 2: Beam Framing with Interior Columns

51

(3)

Design for Wind

54

(7)

Scheme 3: Clear-Spanning Roof Trusses

61

(2)

Foundations

63

(2)

Constructions Details

65

(2)

Design of the Steel and Masonry Structure

67

(20)

The Steel Roof Structure

67

(4)

The Masonry Walls

71

(3)

Design for Lateral Forces

74

(7)

Construction Details

81

(6)

Design of the Steel Truss Roof

87

(10)

Investigation of the Trusses

87

(1)

Design of the Steel Truss

87

(5)

Development of the Roof Structure

92

(5)

PART THREE BUILDING THREE

General Consideration for Building Three

97

(3)

The Building

97

(2)

Structural Alternatives

99

(1)

Design of the Light Wood Structure

100

(7)

The Framed Floor Structure

100

(3)

The Walls and Columns

103

(1)

Design for Wind

104

(3)

Design of the Timber and Masonry Structure

107

(23)

Timber Floors and Columns

107

(9)

Timber Roof Truss

116

(5)

Masonry Walls

121

(5)

Design for Lateral Forces

126

(4)

PART FOUR BUILDING FOUR

General consideration for Building four

130

(9)

The Building

130

(4)

Structural Alternatives

134

(5)

Design of the Steel Structure

139

(22)

General Considerations

139

(3)

The Steel Floor Structure

142

(4)

Column Design for Gravity Loads

146

(5)

Design for Wind

151

(4)

Alternative Construction with Steel Trusses

155

(6)

Design of the Concrete Structure

161

(24)

The Concrete Floor Structure

162

(10)

Design for Gravity Loads

172

(1)

Design of the Perimeter Bents

173

(12)

PART FIVE BUILDING FIVE

General Consideration for Building Five

185

(18)

The Building

185

(2)

Structural Alternatives

187

(5)

General Consideration for Two-Way Trusses

192

(11)

Design of the Roof Structure

203

(12)

Development of the Roof Infill System

203

(2)

The Two-Way Offset Grid System

205

(3)

The Two-Way Vertical Planar Truss System

208

(2)

The One-Way System

210

(5)

The Composite System

215

(1)

Appendix A Design Loads

215

(8)

Appendix B Design Aids and Data

223

(42)

Bibliography

265

(2)

Index

267

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