Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders (Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides) - Hardcover

Offering a solid understanding of structural engineering for buildings, this text offers concise coverage of the fundamentals of structural mechanics as well as details of the common forms of construction in wood, steel, concrete and masonry. This revised edition includes a new section devoted to strength design, plus an explanation of the working stress method and strength design methods for reinforced concrete and steel structures. Reinstated in this edition is material on the analysis and design of trusses.