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Structural Textbook for Architects

Structural Textbook for Architects

Structural Textbook for Architects

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I had the opprotunity to teach a structural engineering class to graduate architects focusing primarily on Concrete design, foundations, and some lateral analysis.  Does anyone have a suggestion for a GOOD but SIMPLIFIED textbook.  Remember, I will be teaching Architects.  The idea is to give them a GREAT understanding of the mechanics and basics, not a detailed class on the math.  They need to understand forces, materials, and some calcs, but not the derivation of Duhamel's Integral

Any suggetsion are welcome.

RE: Structural Textbook for Architects

Mechanics of Materials by Beer Johnston and Dewolf is a great start.  I use it all the time for simple calculations when I forget certain things.

RE: Structural Textbook for Architects

This is for graduate architectural students?  Try Hop on Pop!

RE: Structural Textbook for Architects

Don't make it too easy on those architects.  Let them sweat like we did.

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RE: Structural Textbook for Architects

Blodgett

RE: Structural Textbook for Architects

You can download this from AISC.

"Designing With Structural Steel - A Guide For Architects" (2nd Edition)

It is 374 pages. It doesn't cover concrete as you might guess. But it covers quite a few topics.

RE: Structural Textbook for Architects

I don't have an answer, but it should be something to scare the hell out of them so that they will believe it when the structural engineer says, "No, I cannot do it with an 8 inch wide flange. It needs a heavy 14 incher."

Michael.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

RE: Structural Textbook for Architects

Oh goodie... another bright yellow text, "Structural Analysis for..."

Dik

RE: Structural Textbook for Architects

"Elementary Structure for Architects and Builders" by Shaeffer.  Mostly covers static beam analysis, moments, shears, deflection, stress.  Doesn't get into designing reinforced concrete.  It might not be scary enough.

RE: Structural Textbook for Architects

Start with Duhamel's Integral, then tell them "it only gets more difficult from here..." and see how many shoot for the door.
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