Am. Society of Civil Engineers
Seismic rehabilitation of existing buildings.
The Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers presents their nationally applicable standards for the seismic rehabilitation of buildings, together with commentary explaining the presented technical requirements. Covering both the overall structure of a building and nonstructural components, the standards are arranged such that four analysis procedures can be used: linear static procedure, linear dynamic procedure, nonlinear static procedure, and nonlinear dynamic procedure. In presenting the standards, both the International System of Units and customary units have been employed. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Snow loads; guide to the snow load provisions of ASCE 7-05.
Nine of the chapters in this handbook elucidate the corresponding sections 7.2 to 7.10 of ASCE 7-05, and provide several examples for each type of roof and snow load. Complete snow design examples of a gable roof metal building with a roof step, a pole barn with a hip roof, and a single-family residence round out the book. The author has taught civil engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
