Simplified building design for wind and earthquake forces
By: James Ambrose, Dimitry Vergun.
Contributors: Vergun, Dimitry, 1933-
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Parker-Ambrose series of simplified design guides
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
Subjects: Wind resistant design.; Earthquake resistant design.
Description: This is a practical introduction to the issues and problems encountered in designing buildings which can withstand the forces of natural disasters. The text includes updates from the 1994 Universal Building Code and detailed information on engineering computations and lateral force construction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-348) and indexes.
"A Wiley-Interscience Publication."