Basic Engineering Calculations for Contractors gives you the information and teaches you the skills involved in preparing calculations successfully and accurately, so that you can save money by eliminating the need for hiring expensive consulting engineers. Handle the calculations yourself with confidence when you have this invaluable reference by August Domel. Serving as a one-stop, jargon-free guide to the properties, loads, stresses and tolerances of wood, steel and concrete members, Basic Engineering Calculations for Contractors provides you with instant, ready-to-apply data on: support reactions; bending and shear stresses; deflections; dead and live loads; snow and winds loads; wooden joists, headers and trusses; steel beams and columns; concrete slabs, footings and walls; and much more. 306 pp.

Basic Engineering Calculations for Contractors - Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Fundamentals
• Materials
• Wood
• Steel
• Concrete
• Masonry
• Loads and Codes
• Codes, Specifications and References
• Dead and Live Loads
• Roof Loads
• Wind Loads
• Analysis
• Forces
• Deflections
• Wood Members
• Wood Joists
• Wood Trusses
• Wood Headers
• Steel Members
• Steel Beams
• Steel Lintels
• Concrete Members
• Concrete Slabs
• Concrete Footings
• Concrete Walls
• Glossary