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Standard Handbook of Structural Details for Building Construction

Name: Standard Handbook of Structural Details for Building Construction
Author: Morton Newman
ISBN: 9780070463523

by Morton Newman

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Pros who need to communicate and spec construction requirements rely on Newman's Standard Handbook of Structural Details for Building Construction. Now this edition provides over 1,900 time-saver details and updated codes that let you point to a detail and instantly clarify what you want. You'll get wood,masonry,concrete,and steel details for foundations,floors,roofs,walls,and other structural systems—all organized by element and function for maximum convenience. And you'll have thousands of examples of structural assemblies at your command—with details keyed to the Praxis Library System for use with AutoCad software. Each detail is shown in all its possible variations,with details organized to reflect different stages of construction.

A library of graphic information on structural details. Table of Contents: Wood; Masonry; Concrete; Steel. Each structural material section is broken into sub-sections: Foundations, Floors, Roofs, Walls, and Miscellaneous. 1,825 illustrations.

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A working tool for architects, engineers, drafters, and contractors, this handbook provides a library of structural details that are commonly used in construction--each detail presented with all probable use variations and organized to reflect the actual sequence of events in the construction process. This edition (the first, titled Standard Structural Details for Building Construction, was published in 1968) has been expanded to some 1,900 well-drawn structural details, with all codes updated. Included are extensive chapters on wood, masonry, concrete, and steel. The details are arranged and numbered in categories with regard to their respective structural application, such as foundations, floors, roofs, walls, and other particular parts of a building. Also, the detail numbers are matched to those of the Praxis Library System which uses AutoCAD graphic software. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)