Engineering Sign Structures: An Introduction to Analysis and Design

By Benjamin Jones

This comprehensive text more than meets the demand within the sign industry for a book on the structural engineering of signs. Sign companies, structural engineers and public agencies charged with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0944094309
• ISBN13: 9780944094303
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: ST Media Group International Inc.
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 1.0" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Engineering Sign Structures

Excellent review of engineering considerations for all types of sign types. Many examples included. Also reference to an excellent Excel program fully explained.

An absolute "must have" text for sign designers

As a registered engineer with 35 years in the sign industry, I find Dr. Jones book to be without equal within the industry. Taking a complex subject and reducing it to understandable concepts, he has contributed greatly to improved safety and functionality for sign builders and sign users. This text would also be excellent for any design or structural engineer in that it approaches some unique design difficulties with a simple, yet effective approach to engineering. The accompanying spreadsheets which are offered on-line for downloading help the reader to master the concepts presented.

First comprehensive guide to basic sign engineering.

Finally the sign building industry is beginning to establish some standards. This long overdue book on the basics of engineering sign structures (mainly freestanding signs) covers all the pertinent loads, sign columns, footings, connections, and even discusses up-to-date software techniques and offers some simple spreadsheet files for engineering sign poles and footings. A must for everyone working in the industry.