Provides the tools you need to understand and compensate for snow loads in structural design. Useful for practicing structural engineers, this title presents a detailed interpretation of snow load provisions of ASCE Standard 7-02. It also includes examples of flat roof loads, sloped roof loads, and partial loads.
Provides a detailed, authoritative description of the snow load provisions of Standard ASCE/SEI 7-16. With clear, concise language, Michael O'Rourke explains the theory and research that underpin the provisions and shows how to apply them to the design of new and existing structures that could collect falling or drifting snow.
Provides a detailed interpretation of the snow load provisions of ASCE/SEI Standard 7-05. This work includes examples of flat roof loads, sloped roof loads, partials loads, and various types of conventional drift loading. It also includes frequently asked questions chapter which addresses common snow loading cases.
Provides a detailed interpretation of the snow load provisions of ASCE/SEI Standard 7-05. This work includes examples of flat roof loads, sloped roof loads, partials loads, and various types of conventional drift loading. It also includes frequently asked questions chapter which addresses common snow loading cases.
In one of the first titles in the Atlantic Monthly Press's Books That Changed the World series, America's most provocative satirist, P. J. O'Rourke, reads Adam Smith's revolutionary The Wealth of Nations so you don't have to.
Original commentary on the work of philosopher John Perry by prominent contemporary analytic philosophers, with Perry's detailed and original responses, topics include the metaphysics of identity, semantics, and philosophy of mind.
Original commentary on the work of philosopher John Perry by prominent contemporary analytic philosophers, with Perry's detailed and original responses, topics include the metaphysics of identity, semantics, and philosophy of mind.
In one of the first titles in the Atlantic Monthly Press's Books That Changed the World series, America's most provocative satirist, P. J. O'Rourke, reads Adam Smith's revolutionary The Wealth of Nations so you don't have to.
In one of the first titles in the Atlantic Monthly Press's Books That Changed the World series, America's most provocative satirist, P. J. O'Rourke, reads Adam Smith's revolutionary The Wealth of Nations so you don't have to.
This revised and updated edition of the standard introduction to computer animation reflects the latest developments in 3D computer animation. It clearly explains the basic concepts and techniques for all those who want to master the technology, while covering new topics to keep readers up to date on advances in the field. 10 color and 200 black-and-white illustrations."At last! A book that I can wholeheartedly recommend to my students. . . . ...
A collection of short tales of horror and the macabre, ranging from a hapless foray into an otherworldly realm, insidious incursions of malevolent beings, and earthly manifestations of esoteric creatures. This anthology spans the bizzare, the sordid and the grotesque, culminating in one compulsive read.
How close did the Bureau of Reclamation come in the 1960s to building two dams in the Grand Canyon? Exactly what is going on with those birds and their songs? The desert Southwest is supposed to look all dry and dusty...isn't it? And remember those silly Paul Bunyan tall tales you read as a kid? Not worth giving a second look, you say? Michael O'Rourke's essays explore natural world topics that aren't likely to spring to mind when you think "n...
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