Production Details:

Softback
270pp

Description:

In this publication the author show you:

· How to figure the stresses for engineered wood structural members, plywood beams and panels, glu-lam products, and trusses.

· How to calculate loads, including ssnow, seismic and impact loads.

· How to design girders, beams and joists.

The book covers most building types and framing systems, including door, window and roof framing. And there's a chapter on connections, retrofitting with anchor bolts, framing anchors and tie-downs, plus the latest requirements for cross-bridging and anchoring.
Also included is an important chapter on designing concrete formwork - figuring the pressures, toerances, and thicknesses for plywood, Plyform, Composition, and fiber-reinforced plastic.