Books in your library

[slickdeals]

Folks,
I am currently looking through my library of structural engineering books and trying to compile a list of books I can't live without.

Do you have books that you use frequently or consider bibles? I would appreciate you sharing them.

Here is mine:
PCI Design Handbook
CRSI Handbook
Concrete - MacGregor / PCA Notes
Steel - Salmon&Johnson, Blodgett, Connection Notes from WA Thornton
Masonry Designers Guide
Foundation Design - Teng and Peck/Thornburn

 

[Lion06]

Steel - S&J, Blodgett, AISC Design Guides
Concrete - MacGregor, PCA Notes
Wood - Breyer
Foundations - Bowles
Strength of Materials - Timoshenko

 

[PSlem]

I use Machinery Handbook a lot for wrench clearances, etc.

 

[BAretired]

All of the Timoshenko books have been extremely valuable from time to time including:

Strength of Materials
Plates and Shells
Elastic Stability
Theory of Elasticity

I blush to admit that I do not have a copy of Jim MacGregor's book on concrete design. I really should get one because I have tremendous respect for Jim. He is an excellent teacher and is highly respected in the engineering community. Before he wrote his textbook, he referred to "Reinforced Concrete Fundamentals" by Phil Ferguson in his concrete design classes. I found that book to be quite helpful. However, it is a little out of date, so MacGregor's text is probably a better choice now.

BA

 

[yakpol]

A few more classics:
Reinforced Concrete by Park and Pauley
Prestressed Concrete Structures by Collins and Mitchell
Seismic design and retrofit of bridges by Priestley, Seible and Calvi
Roark's formulas

 

[msquared48]

Wood: Douglas-Fir Use Book, AITC Manual, Wood Handbook

Concrete: Ferguson, ACI Design Manual, CRSI, Design of Small Dams

Steel: AISI, AISC, Light Gage Steel Design Manual, AISC Steel Shape summary

Foundation: Bowles, Lambe, Terzaghi & Peck

Materials: Roarke

Just to name a few of mine...

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

 

[msquared48]

Pardon me, but I forgot to mention The Western Woods Use Book. How thoughtless of me.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

 

[asixth]

I am currently using the Gilbert and Mikleborough textbook title "Design of Prestressed Concrete". It has been an excellent resource.

 

[rowingengineer]

An Australian perspective
Concrete: "concrete structure" Warner et al, "Design of Prestressed Concrete" Gilbert, reinforced concrete mechanics MacGregor, "PCI design Handbook" PCI, "Precast concrete Handbook" NPCAA, "reinforced concrete elements" Beletich, "reinforcement detailing handbook" CIA, "standard method of detailing" Istruct, "design of tilt-up concrete wall panels" CIA, reinforced concrete- economic guide R/C, P/T ect.

Steel: "Steel designer manual" The steel construction institute, ASI-("Design of Portal Frame Buildings", Rigid and simple connection series, "Design Guide - Portal Frames Steel Sheds and Garages", "Economical Structural Steelwork" & Journals), "structural steel semi-rigid connections" Faella, semi-rigid base plate design notes, AISC design guides.

Foundation: "PRINCIPLES OF FOUNDATION ENGINEERING" Das

Materials: Roarke

Finite element: "finite element design of concrete structures" Rombach

Costing: "commercial and industrial building cost guide" Cordell

Vibration: "Design guide 14" AISC, HIVOSS for bridges

Wind: "wind loading of structures" John Holmes (and a few design guides by him)

I have a few more on each subject and a few others, but i also fill my library with journals, ACI, AIS, ACIS, CIA, ect


When in doubt, just take the next small step.

 

[bootlegend]

slickdeals,

How does one get a copy of Connection Notes from WA Thornton?
Sounds interesting.

 

[slickdeals]

I emailed Cives Steel. They usually send it for free as part of their marketing. I think it is also found in Chapter 3 of the Structural Steel Designers Handbook.

 

[PMR06]

I agree with all of the design books listed. I also like to keep the latest Simpson, Hilti and Vulcraft catalogs handy.

One my favorite little books is the Pocket Ref by Thomas Glover. If MacGyver and Cliff Clavin got together and started a religion, this would be their sacred text! Honestly, I have used it many times for obscure information and conversion factors. And you can usually find it for about $2.00 in line at Ace Hardware.

 

[jberg]

I also recommend the Historic Shapes books listed on SlideruleEra's site. The old Bethlehem Steel handbooks are listed as well. When working with old steel, which we do a lot of, these guides are always very handy.

Joel Berg

 

[cvg]

the army corps of engineers has an extensive library of engineering manuals, many dealing with structures and most are online pdf's.

http://140.194.76.129/publications/eng-manuals/

http://140.194.76.129/publications/index.html

 

[ChipB]

Ok, I know these are slightly outdated but I really couldn't imagine my library without them:

Blodgett-Design of Welded Structures
Seelye-Design

I can't believe nobody has mentioned Blogett yet. It is truly a classic.

 

[slickdeals]

Its on my OP. Classic book.

 

[msquared48]

Forgot CMU: Amrhein is a must

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering