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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | The leading text and reference on wood design, updated to include the latest codes and data Continued the sterling standard set by earlier editions, this indispensable reference leads you through the complete design of a wood structure (except for the foundation), following the same sequence used in the actual design/construction process. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Donald Breyer | | Hardcover: | 1025 pages | | Publisher: | McGraw-Hill Professional | | Publication Date: | December 15, 2006 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0071455396 | | Product Length: | 10.11 inches | | Product Width: | 7.05 inches | | Product Height: | 2.33 inches | | Product Weight: | 4.23 pounds | | Package Length: | 9.4 inches | | Package Width: | 7.6 inches | | Package Height: | 2.3 inches | | Package Weight: | 4.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 20 reviews |
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16 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 The Most Connon typ of Construction Mar 02, 2007
By John Matlock
"Gunny"
Now in it's sixth edition, this book has become the standard text on the design and construction of buildings made of wood. While most wooden structures are residences, the book also covers multi story wooden structures such as apartment houses, commercial buildings with wooden roofs, and to a limited extent newer techniques such as glue-laminate beams.
The book is suitable for use either as a text for a course or as a reference for self study. The sixth edition of this book was promoted by five major developments:
1. Publication of new dual-format (ASD/LRFD) wood design criteria in the 2005 National Design Specification for Wood Construction.
2. Publication of the new Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic (SDPWS) Supplement to the NDS.
3. Publication of the comprehensive ASD/LRFD Manual for Engineered Wood Construction.
4. Publication and increased adoption nationally of the 2006 International Building Code. ==5. Publication of updated load standards in the 2005 edition of Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Good Book Feb 09, 2008
By Xiao Feng Lu
"chrislxf"
This book is easy enough to understand for beginner and detail enough for experienced engineer. Well structured, cover not only ASD but also the LRFD design. As a complement, reader should also pick up the NDS manual for reference of timber property. And also the ASCE 7-05 for design load.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great text Jun 18, 2008
By Pherrgie
"M.P."
We used this in our Timber Design class and it was fantastic. It covers both ASD and LRFD effectively. We also used the NDS as a course supplement in order to find stress values and other important design factors that are not in the textbook. Another supplement that would help is the Minimum Design Loads for Buildings And Other Structures (ASCE 7-05). All in all, a great textbook for students or reference guide for any practicing professionals.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Design of Wood Structures ASD/LRFD Mar 11, 2007
By Julio M. Guerra
Excellent. Very well organized and numerous examples. I have followed this author from 3 of his previous editions of this book.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Fairly Comprehensive of BASICS, however sorely lacking in good examples. Nov 30, 2008
By Mark A. Weaver
This book is the required textbook for my timber design course in college, and it does indeed provide the basics needed to address the design of simple structures. The only issue with the book is that the examples cover only the basics with its examples. Anyone who has ever actually done real design would be able to do the example problems from scratch by just looking through the NDS for a few minutes. In order to make this book truly useful, it needs to incorporate examples that are comparable to real world problems, like how to design an eccentrically loaded bolt group, something very common in heavy truss connections. Furthermore, not a single equation is numbered or labeled in any way which make the examples fairly difficult to follow if you don't already know the code (ASCE 7-05) fairly well.
My point is this:
Yes, this is a good book, but come on people it's not that great, a modest 3 star review is the best I can give this book.
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