Understanding steel design : an architectural design manual / Terri Meyer Boake, with technical illustrations by Vincent Hui.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boake, Terri Meyer.

Contributor:

Hui, Vincent, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Steel, Structural.

Building, Iron and steel.

Structural design.

Physical Description:

244 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

Basel, Switzerland : Birkhauser, [2012]

Summary:

Beautifully structured, clear, and well-illustrated (with photos by the author, and technical illustrations), this guide for architects represents the distillation of Boake's roughly 30 years of experience teaching building construction at the U. of Waterloo, Canada. She offers carefully considered case-based analysis and instruction pertaining to the materiality of steel, connections and framing techniques, and fabrication and design, among many other topics. Her research has been sponsored by the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction and the Steel Structures Education Foundation of Canada. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

ch. 1. The transformative nature of steel construction

ch. 2. The materiality of steel

ch. 3. Connections and framing techniques

ch. 4. Fabrication, erection and the implications on design

ch. 5. AESS : its history and development

ch. 6. AESS : design and detailing

ch. 7. Coatings, finishes and fire protection

ch. 8. Curved steel

ch. 9. Advanced framing systems : diagrids

ch. 10. Castings

ch. 11. Tension systems and spaceframes

ch. 12. Steel and glazing systems

ch. 13. Advanced framing systems : steel and timber

ch. 14. Steel and sustainability

ch. 15. Steel in temporary exhibition buildings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-237) and indexes.

ISBN:

3034602693

9783034602693

OCLC:

762258609