Design of Wood Structures

by Donald E. Breyer, Kelly E. Cobeen, Kenneth J. Fridley

Book Overview

This fourth edition of the text incorporates changes and additions to the major codes concerning the use of wood in building design. The focus of the new sections of the text will be on Allowable... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070076758
• ISBN13: 9780070076754
• Release Date: September 1987
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 680 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent wood design reference

I bought this book for an independent study course in wood design while obtaining a MS in Civil Engineering. The book is well organized, does an excellent job of explaining the hows and whys of wood design and provides excellent design examples. I would highly recommend it. To get the most of this book, you should also have a copy of the IBC, ASCE 7, and the Wood Council codes.

Design of Wood Structures - ASD

A great reference for both wood structural design, and basic structural design in general. Excellent discussion/explanation of Wind/Seismic per IBC/ASCE 7-02. Very clear examples of diaphragm and shear wall behavior. One of the most well written engineering texts available.

Taking the California PE?

This book is gives a good grasp of seismic design for wood structures. Many of the examples especially near the end are good practice for the Californa PE Special Seismic Exam design questions. It gives a good grasp of how seismic forces move through a building and how to calculate those forces at various locations.

The standard reference for NDS wood design

This book is the best reference I've seen for NDS wood design. I found it very useful when I was first learning wood design. It gives a good discussion of most aspects of wood design. The latest edition even covers aspects of the newer industry trends (flexible diaphragm analysis and engineered wood products).

Best wood book...

...to clearly explain ASD and UBC while teaching wood design principles.This new edition incorporates 1997 UBC, while the previous version was for 1994 UBC.The written explanations are clear. The examples are helpful. I am a 4th year structural designer and never had any wood classes in college. This book is it....I highly recommend it.