Empirical Structural Design for Architects, Engineers and Builders Thomas Boothby
Description Empirical Structural Design for Architects, Engineers and Builders provides an explanation of empirical design as a practical means of making preliminary structural design decisions. The descriptive text, tables and figures assist the reader in completing a building design on the basis of proven ratios, simple rules of thumb, standard practices and acceptable minimum sizes. Key feature of this book include: ■■ T he inclusion of metric and customary US units, making it applicable on an international level ■■ T he reduction of preliminary structural decisions to simple rules ■■ M atching building programmes to appropriate structural types ■■ S implified design rules that are easy to retain and easy to look up ■■ R obust connection between the design of historic structures and empirical structural design is explored throughout the first and last chapters. Written to be accessible to all professionals in the building design and construction process, this book will be an essential read for students or practitioners who are at an early stage in their architectural or engineering careers.
Price: £40.00 ISBN: 9780727762078 Format: Paperback Publish Date: May 2018 Page Size: 246 x 189 mm Number of Pages: 216
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