Timber Design for the Civil and Structural PE Exams (CSTB7), 7th Edition

Timber Design for the Civil and Structural PE Exams provides you with a comprehensive overview of the key elements of timber design, and will enable you to be better prepared to successfully solve the problems on the Civil, Structural I, and Structural II PE exams. This useful exam prep tool is designed to enable you to sharpen your problem-solving skills, and provides you with 40 design examples and 6 scenario-based practice problems that include step-by-step solutions. 168 pp.

Prepare to pass the Civil and Structural PE exams:

• Complete overview of required codes and standards
• Conforms to the 2005 National Design Specification (NDS)
• Uses both Load Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) and Allowable Stress Design (ASD) timber design methods
• 40 design examples and 6 scenario-based practice problems
• Easy-to-use tables, figures, and timber design nomenclature

Topics Covered:

• Structural and Physical Properties of Wood
• Mechanical Properties of Lumber
• Lumber Size Categories and Allowable Design Stress
• Beam Design: Sawn Lumber of Wood and Glued Laminated Timber
• Axial Members
• Combined Bending and Axial Loading
• Mechanical Connections
• Nails, Spikes, and Bolts
• Lag Screws and Wood Screws
• Split Rings and Shear Plates
• Plywood and Nonplywood Structural Panels