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Basic Engineering for Builders

Basic Engineering for Builders

Basic Engineering for Builders
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Basic Engineering for Builders Paperback - 1993

by Schwartz, Max

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Basic engineering principles are offered in non-technical language that the builder can put to use on his jobs. Includes understanding engineering requirements on the plans and how to meet them, sizing of structural members using only preliminary plans, and requirements for steel, concrete, and masonry.

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Craftsman Book Company. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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  • Title Basic Engineering for Builders
  • Author Schwartz, Max
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Craftsman Book Company, Carlsbad, California, U.S.A
  • Publication date 1993-09
  • Features Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # SA19B-01458
  • ISBN 9780934041836 / 0934041830
  • Weight 2.05 lbs (0.93 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.9 x 8.3 x 1 in (27.69 x 21.08 x 2.54 cm)
  • Category Home Improvement / Construction
  • Library of Congress subjects Building - Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 93034254
  • Dewey Decimal Code 690

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Reader reviews for Basic Engineering for Builders

From the publisher

Engineering is as much a part of building today as steel girders or wood rafters. This book explains, in non-technical language, the principles of construction engineering. It's a readable, easy-to-follow reference for all the non-engineers in construction. Whether you're a home builder, remodeler, commercial construction specialist, a sub, an estimator or an apprentice builder, you need to understand basic engineering. This book offers an easy, non-technical way to learn basic construction engineering principles. You'll find engineering principles you can put to work on your next job. This handy manual follows the building process from the ground up, examining the engineering problems at each step of construction. The examples and tables in this manual are based on design standards widely accepted in the building industry.

About the author

Max Schwartz has been in the construction business for over 50 years, working jobs from small residential developments to major industrial facilities, in locations ranging from California townsites to the Central American jungles. Since serving in the Army Corps of Engineers in World War II, he has been a consulting civil and mechanical engineer, licensed in states across the country. He has lectured and written several books on building engineering, and has taught civil engineering at UCLA Extension for the past 20 years. Mr. Schwartz now specializes in forensic engineering and serves as an expert witness in proceedings involving building defects and catastrophes.
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