Pole Building Design, Sixth Edition

Donald Patterson

Published by American Wood Preserves Institute, 1969

About this Item

American Wood Preservers Institute, [Published date: 1969]. Paper covers, 48 pp; 28 cm; Sixth Edition. Reprinted, November 1972. Illustrated in black and white throughout with diagrams, structural drawings, and formula charts. In good condition. Brown illustrated paper covers have light bumping and creasing to edges and corners and light to moderate overall scuffing and soiling. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages lightly aged but otherwise unmarked. Not Ex-library. a technical manual outlining the structural design of modern pole-type buildings, focusing on their efficiency, low cost, and practical engineering solutions. First published in 1957, this sixth edition (1969) updates the specifications for pole placement, wind resistance, lateral loads, embedment depth, bracing types, and load-bearing calculations. Special attention is given to the use of pressure-treated timbers and simplified construction for agricultural and industrial use. [From inside front cover:] B.E., State University of Iowa, 1922; C.E., 1930. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Testing Materials, International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering, American Railway Engineering Association. Donald Patterson has designed, constructed, and inspected all types of structures, from coast to coast, in which pressure treated round and sawn timbers are used. Because of his broad, diversified experience he is well qualified to have prepared this concise, dependable working manual. It is written for engineers by an engineer. It gives the correct design procedures for proportioning structural members of pole-type buildings of all sizes, kinds, and uses.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pole Building Design, Sixth Edition
• Publisher: American Wood Preserves Institute
• Publication Date: 1969
• Language: English
• Binding: paperback
• Edition: Sixth.
• Condition: Good