Metal Building Design Book??
Metal Building Design Book??
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Hey guys, are there any good metal building design handbooks that you could recommend. Our company might get a metal building design, like a shopping center strip, and I want to get a jump on things. Any info is greatly appreciated. If I could get my hands on a go by, that would be great too. I would like my design to be somewhat familiar to what is the norm these days.






RE: Metal Building Design Book??
RE: Metal Building Design Book??
RE: Metal Building Design Book??
Also, since you will likely be using masonry walls for a retail use, try "Concrete Masonry Walls for Metal Buildings", by National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA).
RE: Metal Building Design Book??
RE: Metal Building Design Book??
I doubt you will get an actual "design" manual that details the equations used to design metal buildings but rather a binder for designers that helps in detailing members used for various spans and load conditions. It would likely still be proprietary to that particular manufacturer. As in Butler's case, only a Butler Builder can erect a Butler building so you would have to spec. a Butler bldg in your design. Details of metal buildings differ each manufacturer.
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RE: Metal Building Design Book??
1. Design the plans around one specific manufacturer's building. This is usually done on a Design/Build basis but not always. You are locking yourself into one manufacturer, but that is not necessarily bad, if you have a good working relationship with a particular builder.
2. Design a "generic" metal building layout and then make the necessary changes to the plan once a contract is let and shop drawings are provided. This allows more competition, but requires dimensional flexibility, since every manufacturer's detail dimensions are different.
As, noted above, MBDA has lots of good information. The Newman book is very practical and has many comments regarding the smaller details that sometimes get missed.
RE: Metal Building Design Book??
RE: Metal Building Design Book??