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Structural Wood Design

A Practice-Oriented Approach Using the ASD Method

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By Abi Aghayere and Jason Vigil

T his book is intended as a reference for a one-semester wood design course for engineering students. However, it also provides an excellent

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primer on the basics of wood design for engineers with little or no background in that subject. The authors, a professor and a practicing
engineer, have put together a reference that provides the basic theory behind wood design, with heavy emphasis on design application. The topics
covered include design loads and design of beams, girders, columns, diaphragms, and connections.

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The book covers the basic elements in a
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stress design method and the National yr i
Design Standard for Wood Construction, Cop
2005 edition. The book is organized in an

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order similar to that adopted by a practitioner
designing a structure. The design process

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for each element is presented systematically
and step-by-step, including several design
examples for each topic.

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tion, the book provides several design aids
in the appendix for uniformly loaded joists,
axially loaded columns, and beam-columns,
which practitioners will find useful. This
book presents a simplified approach to wood
design; however, it does not provide an in-
depth explanation of the theory behind the
design requirements typical of college-level
texts on design.
The authors have developed a reference
appropriate for both students and practicing
engineers with limited experience in wood
design. The clear language and simplified ap-
proach, along with practical examples, will
allow novice wood designers to gain an un-
derstanding of the fundamentals of designing
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STRUCTURE magazine 57 December 2008