Building Structural Systems Illustrated
A Practical Reference to Frame Construction, Steel Structures, Materials and Construction MethodsBy Tomás Encinas
Length14h 58m
About this audiobook
A heavily illustrated practical reference that traces how loads travel through building structures—from foundations to framing, connections, and envelope interfaces—while teaching you to read structural drawings like a site engineer.
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GenreTechnology
Length14 hrs 58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 27, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Building Structural Systems Illustrated
2Foreword
3Preface
4About This Book
5Important Safety Notice
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6Chapter 1: Loads and Load Paths
71.1 Gravity Loads: Dead, Live, Snow and Rain
81.2 Snow, Rain and Ponding Loads
91.3 Wind Loads and Pressure Zones
101.4 Seismic Loads in Principle
111.5 Tributary Areas and Load Takeoff
121.6 Tracing the Continuous Load Path
13Chapter 2: Soils and Foundations
142.1 Soil Types, Bearing Capacity and Settlement
152.2 Footing Types and Proportioning
162.3 Frost Depth, Groundwater and Drainage
172.4 Mats, Piers and Caissons
182.5 Driven Piles and Pile Groups
19Chapter 3: Wood Light Framing
203.1 Platform Framing Sequence
213.2 Stud Walls, Headers and Bearing
223.3 Floor Joists and Rafter Spans
233.4 Sheathing as a Diaphragm
243.5 Shear Walls, Nailing and Hold-Downs
253.6 Metal Connectors and Fasteners
26Chapter 4: Heavy Timber and Mass Timber
274.1 Glulam Beams and Columns
284.2 Cross-Laminated and Nail-Laminated Panels
294.3 Moisture Movement and Dimensional Stability
304.4 Timber Connections and Fasteners
314.5 Panel Handling, Erection and Tolerances
324.6 Charring Rate and Fire Performance
33Chapter 5: Structural Steel Framing
345.1 Rolled Shape Families and Section Properties
355.2 Beam, Girder and Column Hierarchy
365.3 Bay Layout and Framing Plans
375.4 Columns, Base Plates and Splices
385.5 Composite Metal Deck Floors
395.6 Camber, Vibration and Serviceability
405.7 Fire Protection of Steel
41Chapter 6: Steel Connections and Fabrication
426.1 Bolted Shear Connections
436.2 Moment Connections
446.3 Fillet and Groove Welds
456.4 Stiffeners and Doubler Plates
466.5 Base Plates and Anchor Rods
476.6 Shop Drawings and Erection Sequence
48Chapter 7: Concrete Materials and Reinforcement
497.1 Mix Proportioning and Water-Cement Ratio
507.2 Admixtures, Slump and Placement
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