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Metal Building Systems

Save time and money on metal building construction with Metal Building Systems

Item #: 170-2012-04
ISBN: 0071402012
ISBN13: 978-0-07-140201-9
Author: Alexander Newman
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Format: Hardcover

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Everybody knows about pre-engineered buildings -- they now account for almost 70 percent of all new low-rise construction in the United States. But few architects, engineers, or buyers know enough about them. This completely revised and updated reference -- the only one from an author unaffiliated with an industry trade group -- offers valuable and unbiased information that can save you money and time -- and that may even save your building! 576 pp.

Metal Building Systems - Table of Contents:

Metal Building Systems: Yesterday and Today
Industry Groups, Publications, and Websites
The Basics
Primary Framing
Secondary Framing: Girts and Purlins
Metal Roofing
Wall Materials
Insulation
The Process of Buying a Metal Building
Some Common Problems and Failures
Lateral Drift and Vertical Deflections
Foundation Design for Metal Building Systems
Some Current Design Trends
Reroofing and Renovations of Metal Building Systems
Specifying Crane Buildings
Avoiding Construction Problems
Appendix A. Information about some Pre-engineered Building Manufacturers
Appendix B. Properties of Cold-Formed Girts and Purlins
Appendix C. Typical Specification for Metal Building Systems
Appendix D: Frame Reaction Tables
INDEX

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