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Design of building trusses

Title: Design of building trusses / James Ambrose.
Author: Ambrose, James E.
Publication: New York : J. Wiley, [1994], ©1994.

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Description

xvii, 429 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Subject

Roof trusses > Design and construction

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-426) and index.

Contents

1. Historical Development -- 2. The Nineteenth Century -- 3. Early Twentieth Century Construction -- 4. New Design Concerns -- 5. New Truss Systems and Details -- 6. Analysis for Static Forces -- 7. Analysis of Planar Trusses: General Concerns -- 8. General Considerations for Trussed Construction -- 9. Design of Wood Trusses -- 10. Design of Steel Trusses -- 11. Special Problems -- 12. Special Truss Structures -- 13. Details for Construction -- 14. General Construction Concerns -- 15. Graphical Methods for Investigation of Forces -- 16. Finding Efficient Forms for Trusses -- Appendix A Coefficients for Member Forces in Simple Trusses -- Appendix B Properties of Sections -- Appendix C Values for Typical Beam Loadings -- Appendix D Use of Computers.

ISBN

0471558427 (acid-free paper)

LCCN

94009043

OCLC

30068181
ocm30068181

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Columbia University Libraries