Strength of Houses: Application of Engineering Principles to Structural Design
by Whittemore, Herbert L.; Cotter, John B.; Stang, Ambrose H.; Phelan, Vincent B
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About This Item
Washington, D. C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1948. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. No Dust Jacket, As Issued. v, 132 (3) pp, foreword, I. Introduction; II. Outline of method for determining strength of houses; III. Dead load; IV. Floor load; V. Wind load; VI. Snow load; VII. Water load; VIII. Assumptions; IX. Conventions; X. Reactions on elements of house; XI. Roof; XII. Hip and valley rafters; XIII. Walls; XIV. Partitions; XV. Floors; XVI. Weights of house construction; XVII. Variations in strength of house constructions; XVIII. Allowable loads on house construction; XIX. Comparison of allowable loads with design loads for typical houses; XX. Conclusions; XXI. Selected references with b&w illustrations throughout. First Edition: Building Materials and Structures Report BMS109, Issued April 1, 1948. Scarce Title. Only the faintest edge wear, else, Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine..
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- Title
- Strength of Houses: Application of Engineering Principles to Structural Design
- Author
- Whittemore, Herbert L.; Cotter, John B.; Stang, Ambrose H.; Phelan, Vincent B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- U.S. Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D. C.
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 4to
- Keywords
- SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES HOME CONSTRUCTION STRUCTURAL DESIGN STRENGTH FACTORS LOADS
- Bookseller catalogs
- SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY;
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