{"product_id":"design-of-building-trusses-isbn-9780471558422","title":"Design of Building Trusses","description":"A practical, up-to-date introduction on truss analysis, application and design. Describes the influence of trusses on design development as well as the means for design and detailing of truss construction utilizing contemporary building technologies. Illustrations include both historical and recent uses of trusses.  Partial table of contents:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Early Uses of Trusses.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Nineteenth Century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Early Twentieth Century Construction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e MODERN CONSTRUCTION WITH TRUSSES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e New Design Concerns.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e New Truss Systems and Details.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e INVESTIGATION AND DESIGN OF PLANAR TRUSSES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Analysis for Static Forces.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e General Considerations for Trusses Construction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Design of Steel Trusses.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Special Truss Structures.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND DESIGN.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Details for Construction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e General Construction Concerns.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e GRAPHIC INVESTIGATION FOR TRUSSES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Use of Graphic Analysis in Design.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e COMPUTER-AIDED INVESTIGATION AND DESIGN.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Use of Computers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Exercises in Computer Use.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e References.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Glossary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Study Aids.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJAMES AMBROSE\u003c\/strong\u003e is Editor of the Parker\/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides. He has practiced as an architect in California and Illinois, and as a structural engineer in Illinois. He was a professor of architecture at the University of Southern California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989045330149,"sku":"NP9780471558422","price":145.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471558422.jpg?v=1761782567","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/design-of-building-trusses-isbn-9780471558422","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}