Design of Wood Structures-ASD/LRFD

by Donald E. Breyer, Kenneth J. Fridley, Jr., David G Pollock, Kelly Cobeen

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The leading text and reference on wood design, updated to include the latest codes and data

Continued the sterling standard set by earlier editions, this indispensable reference leads you through the complete design of a wood structure (except for the foundation), following the same sequence used in the actual design/construction process.

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Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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3 out of 5 stars

Fairly Comprehensive of BASICS, however sorely lacking in good examples., 2008-11-30
This book is the required textbook for my timber design course in college, and it does indeed provide the basics needed to address the design of simple structures. The only issue with the book is that the examples cover only the basics with its examples. Anyone who has ever actually done real design would be able to do the example problems from scratch by just looking through the NDS for a few minutes. In order to make this book truly useful, it needs to incorporate examples that are comparable to real world problems, like how to design an eccentrically loaded bolt group, something very common in heavy truss connections. Furthermore, not a single equation is numbered or labeled in any way which make the examples fairly difficult to follow if you don't already know the code (ASCE 7-05) fairly well.

My point is this:

Yes, this is a good book, but come on people it's not that great, a modest 3 star review is the best I can give this book.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great book, 2008-10-31
Needed this book for a class and it would have ost $50 MORE if I bought it from our bookstore...

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5 out of 5 stars

Great text, 2008-06-18
We used this in our Timber Design class and it was fantastic. It covers both ASD and LRFD effectively. We also used the NDS as a course supplement in order to find stress values and other important design factors that are not in the textbook. Another supplement that would help is the Minimum Design Loads for Buildings And Other Structures (ASCE 7-05). All in all, a great textbook for students or reference guide for any practicing professionals.

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5 out of 5 stars

great, 2008-02-18
The book came in great condition, looked like it hadn't even been opened. Very fast delivery. smooth transaction

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5 out of 5 stars

Good Book, 2008-02-09
This book is easy enough to understand for beginner and detail enough for experienced engineer. Well structured, cover not only ASD but also the LRFD design. As a complement, reader should also pick up the NDS manual for reference of timber property. And also the ASCE 7-05 for design load.

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