Timber Design (Architect's Guidebooks to Structures) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138838705 ISBN 13: 9781138838703

Publisher: Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

Timber Design covers timber fundamentals for students and professional architects and engineers, such as tension elements, flexural elements, shear and torsion, compression elements, connections, and lateral design. As part of the Architect’s Guidebooks to Structures series, it provides a comprehensive overview using both imperial and metric units of measurement. Timber Design begins with an intriguing case study and uses a range of examples and visual aids, including more than 200 figures, to illustrate key concepts. As a compact summary of fundamental ideas, it is ideal for anyone needing a quick guide to timber design.

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About the Author

Paul W. McMullin is an educator, structural engineer, and photographer. He holds degrees in mechanical and civil engineering and is a licensed engineer in numerous states. He is a founding partner of Ingenium Design, providing innovative solutions to industrial and manufacturing facilities. Currently an adjunct professor at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, USA, he has taught for a decade and loves bringing project-based learning to the classroom.

Jonathan S. Price is a structural engineer and adjunct professor at Philadelphia University in Pennsylvania, USA, where he was honored with the Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Award in 2006. He holds a bachelor of architectural engineering degree from the University of Colorado, USA, a master of science degree in civil engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia, USA, and is registered in 12 states.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138838705
• ISBN 13: 9781138838703
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 370
• Editor: McMullin Paul W., Price Jonathan S.