Until now there has been no comprehensive pocket reference guide for professional and student structural engineers. This book brings together all the crucial reference information you need every day in a clear concise form and a fraction of the price of desktop reference guides.
This Pocket Book is the first point of reference for structural engineers looking for the key information that they use every day. By bringing together data from many different sources this book saves valuable time spent trying to track down the information that's needed. Concise and precise, it's a comprehensive source of information at an affordable price.
It helps the engineer apply theory from the classroom into practical projects on the ground. With quick and clear access to charts, tables and data it speeds up scheme design in the office, in transit, or on the site.
Contents
· General Information (units, basic conventions, classifications and codes)
· Statutory Authorities & Permissions (planning, building regulations, preservation etc)
· Design Data (checklist, joints, fire resistance, tolerances, loading)
· Basic Tools for Structural Analysis (applied equations, load factors, vibration etc)
· Rules of Thumb for Structural Arrangement & Sizing (forms, materials etc)
· Soils, Foundations & Retaining Walls (classifications, theory applied etc)
· Timber & Plywood (types, loads, grading, properties, fixings)
· Masonry (bricks, joints, mortar, loads, reinforcement)
· Concrete (mixes, loads, reinforcement, testing, shear tables etc)
· Steel (grades, loads, sections, capacity, forces etc)
· Glass (types, properties, use, spans, stresses, adhesives)
· Building Elements (roofing, screeds, lintels, usage types etc)
· Useful Mathematics (applied integrals, geometric & algebraic formulae)
· Miscellaneous Items
· Useful Addresses, Manufacturers' contact details and useful text books