Practical Structural Practice Problems
Practical Structural Practice Problems
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I know this question has probably already been asked but are there any books or websites that provide practical real life structural problems (steel, concrete, etc.) other than the PE and SE prep books? My job does not provide me with a lot of opportunity for design work but I would like to find some where loads will have to be determined and then design required (Cradle to grave). I plan on purchasing several Michael Lindeburg books for PE prep. If anyone knows of any good resources please respond.






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246 Solved Structural Problems by C. Dale Buckner
Structural Engineering Handbook by Alan Williams
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You could try "Seismic and Wind Forces Structural Design Examples" by Alan Williams, published by ICC. It addresses specific sections of the IBC code but does have many solved examples of steel, concrete, wood, and masonry structural problems. Each problem is fairly focused however, and the book may not be exactly what you want as far as more complete designs.
Another interesting text is "Loads and Load Paths in Buildings, Principles of Structural Design" by Narendra Taly and also published by the ICC. Very good on structural principles and load calculations, but not much on the actual design of steel or concrete. It's a long book, 866 pages, that ties together many concepts that I have never seen all in one place before.
I'm not sure either one of these are exactly what you are looking for. It would be nice to have a resource with more complete designs, as you say "Cradle to grave", but I don't know of any. Hopefully if there are any, someone here can help out.
Good luck,
-Mike
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I do also long for this type of RW examples than can be used as a reference when one is starting on the subject. While not making an advertisement the book by ICC provide with a good source of general structural design approach.
Please take a look at the following internet page
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While they are listed as SE preparation texts, they show actual buildings a number of issues are analyzed.
I own the "Seismic and wind design on concrete buildings" It does skip some aspects of the analysis and design steps (the author assumes the reader know them beforehand) but the general idea is helpful when comparing to personal cases.
Hopefully it helps
Rarebug
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