Principles of Structural Design: Wood, Steel, and Concrete

Content: Section I Design Loads    Design Criteria    Classification of Buildings    Building Codes    Standard Unit Loads    Tributary Area    Working Stress Design, Strength Design, and Unified Design of Structures    Elastic and Plastic Designs    Combinations of Loads    Other Loads    Continuous Load Path for Structural Integrity    Problems    Primary Loads: Dead Loads and Live Loads    Dead Loads    Live Loads    Floor Live Loads    Other Provisions for Floor Live Loads    Roof Live Loads, Lr    Problems    Snow Loads    Introduction    Minimum Snow Load for Low-Slope Roofs    Balanced Snow Load    Rain-on-Snow Surcharge    Partial Loading of the Balanced Snow Load    Unbalanced across the Ridge Snow Load    Snow Drift from a Higher to a Lower Roof    Sliding Snow Load on Lower Roof    Sliding Snow Load on Separated Structures    Problems    Wind Loads    Introduction    Definition of Terms    Procedures for MWFRS    Simplified Procedure for MWFRS for Low-Rise Buildings    Procedures for Components and Cladding    Simplified Procedure for Components and Cladding for    Low-Rise Buildings    Problems    Earthquake Loads    Seismic Forces    Seismic Design Procedures    Definitions    Ground Motion Response Accelerations    Importance Factor, I    Seismic Design Categories    Exemptions from Seismic Designs    Equivalent Lateral Force Procedure to Determine Seismic Force    Distribution of Seismic Forces    Design Earthquake Load    Soil-Structure Interaction    Problems    Section II Wood Structures    Wood Specifications    Engineering Properties of Sawn Lumber    Reference Design Values for Sawn Lumber    Adjustments to the Reference Design Values for Sawn Lumber    Load Resistance Factor Design with Wood    Structural Glued Laminated Timber    Reference Design Values for Glued Laminated Timber    Adjustment Factors for Glued Laminated Timber    Structural Composite Lumber    Summary of Adjustment Factors    Problems    Flexure and Axially Loaded Wood Structures    Introduction    Design of Beams    Bending Criteria of Design    Beam Stability Factor, CL    Shear Criteria    Deflection Criteria    Creep Deflection    Bearing at Supports    Design of Axial Tension Members    Design of Columns    Column Stability Factor, CP    Design for Combined Bending and Compression    Problems    Wood Connections    Types of Connections and Fasteners    Dowel-Type Fasteners (Nails, Screws, Bolts, Pins)    Yield Limit Theory for Laterally Loaded Fasteners    Yield Mechanisms and Yield Limit Equations    Reference Design Values for Lateral Loads (Shear Connections)    Reference Design Values for Withdrawal Loads    Adjustments of the Reference Design Values    Nail and Screw Connections    Bolt and Lag Screw Connections    Problems    Section III Steel Structures    Tension Steel Members    Properties of Steel    Provisions to Design Steel Structures    Unified Design Specifications    Design of Tension Members    Tensile Strength of Elements    Block Shear Strength    Design Procedure for Tension Members    Problems    Compression Steel Members    Strength of Compression Members or Columns    Local Buckling Criteria    Flexural Buckling Criteria    Effective Length Factor for Slenderness Ratio    Limit States for Compression Design    Nonslender Members    Single-Angle Members    Built-Up Members    Slender Compression Members    Use of the Compression Tables    Problems    Flexural Steel Members    Basis of Design    Nominal Strength of Steel in Flexure    Lateral Unsupported Length    Fully Plastic Zone with Adequate Lateral Support    Inelastic Lateral Torsional Buckling Zone    Modification Factor Cb    Elastic Lateral Torsional Buckling Zone    Noncompact and Slender Beam Sections for Flexure    Compact Full Plastic Limit    Noncompact Flange Local Buckling    Slender Flange Local Buckling    Summary of Beam Relations    Design Aids    Shear Strength of Steel    Beam Deflection Limitations    Problems    Combined Forces on Steel Members    Design Approach to Combined Forces    Combination of Tensile and Flexure Forces    Combination of Compression and Flexure Forces: The    Beam-Column Members    Braced Frame Design    Magnification Factor for Sway, B2    K Values for Unbraced Frames    Unbraced Frame Design    Open-Web Steel Joists    Joist Girders    Problems    Steel Connections    Types of Connections and Joints    Bolted Connections    Specifications for Spacing of Bolts and Edge Distance    Bearing-Type Connections    Slip-Critical Connections    Tensile Load on Bolts    Combined Shear and Tensile Forces on Bolts    Welded Connections    Groove Welds    Fillet Welds    Strength of Weld    Frame Connections    Shear or Simple Connection for Frames    Single-Plate Shear Connection for Frames    Moment-Resisting Connection for Frames    Problems    Section IV Reinforced Concrete Structures    Flexural Reinforced Concrete Members    Properties of Reinforced Concrete    Compression Strength of Concrete    Design Strength of Concrete    Strength of Reinforcing Steel    Load Resistance Factor Design Basis of Concrete    Reinforced Concrete Beams    Derivation of the Beam Relations    Strain Diagram and Modes of Failure    Balanced and Recommended Steel Percentages    Minimum Percentage of Steel    Strength Reduction Factor for Concrete    Specifications for Beams    Analysis of Beams    Design of Beams    One-Way Slab    Specifications for Slabs    Analysis of One-Way Slab    Design of One-Way Slab    Problems    Doubly and T Reinforced Concrete Beams    Doubly Reinforced Concrete Beams    Analysis of Doubly Reinforced Beams    Design of Doubly Reinforced Beams    Monolithic Slab and Beam (T Beams)    Analysis of T Beams    Design of T Beams    Problems    Shear and Torsion in Reinforced Concrete    Stress Distribution in Beam    Diagonal Cracking of Concrete    Strength of Web (Shear) Reinforced Beam    Shear Contribution of Concrete    Shear Contribution of Web Reinforcement    Specifications for Web (Shear) Reinforcement    Analysis for Shear Capacity    Design for Shear Capacity    Torsion in Concrete    Provision for Torsional Reinforcement    Problems    Compression and Combined Forces Reinforced Concrete Members    Types of Columns    Strength of Spirals    Specifications for Columns    Analysis of Axially Loaded Columns    Design of Axially Loaded Columns    Short Columns with Combined Loads    Effects of Moment on Short Columns    Characteristics of the Interaction Diagram    Application of the Interaction Diagram    Analysis of Short Columns for Combined Loading    Design of Short Columns for Combined Loading    Long or Slender Columns    Problems    Bibliography    Appendices    Index