Design of Wood Structures - ASD

Rating:
Summary: Very Informative
Review: ...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.

Rating:
Summary: Best wood book...
Review: ...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.

Rating:
Summary: Design of Wood Structures - ASD
Review: After studying the book for six months, I think the material in the book is very good. I am disappointed, and surprised, that the binding is coming apart.

Rating:
Summary: A good book....
Review: If you buy this book, you should know what you are getting. The examples are good, the problems are solid and challenging, and the building code (the UBC) is integrated seamlessly into the course of the text. For timber design, this book is essential.

Rating:
Summary: A good book....
Review: If you buy this book, you should know what you are getting. The examples are good, the problems are solid and challenging, and the building code (the UBC) is integrated seamlessly into the course of the text. For timber design, this book is essential.

Rating:
Summary: Very Informative
Review: This book is excellent for someone not knowing much about timber design and learning everything for the first time. Problems and information is presented in an easy to read and follow format which allows the reader to truly comprehend the material. This book is a great tool in developing the fundamental knowledge needed to design timber structures. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in the design of timber structures.

Rating:
Summary: Taking the California PE?
Review: 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.

Rating:
Summary: Taking the California PE?
Review: 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.

Rating:
Summary: Good Book
Review: This book was helpful once I went onto a design lab, but sometimes the examples were so involved that I got lost in all the numbers.