Structural design of low-rise buildings in cold-formed steel, reinforced masonry, and structural timber /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	McGraw-Hill Companies
Other Authors:	Mujagic, J. R. Ubejd (Editor), Dolan, Daniel J. (Editor), Ekwueme, Chukwuma G. (Editor), Fanella, David A. (Editor), LaBoube, Roger A. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2012]
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering.
Subjects:	Structural analysis (Engineering) Buildings. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > General. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

A. About the international code council
B. Preface
C. About the authors
1. Low-rise building systems
Introduction
Definition of low-rise buildings
Applicable design documents and design process
Low-rise building types and properties
References
2. Loads and load paths in low-rise buildings
Introduction
Load effects
Load combinations
Load paths
Examples
References
3. Structural materials
Cold-formed steel materials
Reinforced masonry
Timber mechanical properties
Open-web joist systems
References
4. Design of cold-formed steel structures
Introduction
Cold-formed steel framing
Design specifications and materials
Manufacturing methods and effects
Design methodology
Section property calculations
Effective-width concept
Tension members
Flexural members
Concentrically loaded compression members
Combined tensile axial load and bending
Combined compressive axial load and bending
Welded connections
Bolted connections
Screw connections
Other resources
Example problems
References
5. Structural design of reinforced masonry
Introduction
Load paths and analysis
Design of masonry members subjected primarily to flexure (and shear)
Design of masonry members subjected to axial loads and flexure
Shear walls
Design of walls loaded out of plane (slender walls)
Connections in masonry
References
6. Design of structural timber
Introduction
Basic design philosophy
Flexural members
Tension members
Compression members
Connections
Shear walls
Diaphragms
Serviceability
Seismic design and detailing requirements
International building code
References
7. Open-web steel joist systems
Introduction
Non-composite open-web steel joists
Composite open-web steel joists
Cold-formed steel deck
International building code
References
A. Backmatter
International green construction code (igcc)
Sustainable attributes verification and evaluation? (save?).