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Metal Building Systems 3E (PB): Design and Specifications 3rd Edition, Kindle Edition

by Alexander Newman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 37 ratings
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The most complete, up-to-date metal building systems guide



Fully revised for the latest building codes and industry trends, Metal Building Systems, Third Edition, explains how to select, specify, and design preengineered buildings with confidence. In this book, a practicing structural engineer goes beyond manufacturer-supplied specifications to provide impartial and objective information that can save you money and time.



A new chapter on anchor bolts and embedments, many new illustrations, plus new and updated design examples, are included in this practical reference. End-of-chapter review questions reinforce the material presented. This is an essential resource for architects, engineers, construction specifiers, design professionals, facility managers, building officials, and contractors working with metal building systems.



COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE INCLUDES:



  • Structural loads and design methods


  • Structural system selection criteria


  • Primary framing


  • Secondary framing: girts and purlins


  • Metal roofing


  • Wall materials


  • Insulation


  • The process of buying a metal building


  • Common problems and failures


  • Lateral drift and vertical deflections


  • Foundation design


  • Anchor bolts and embedments


  • Current design trends


  • Reroofing and renovations


  • Specifying crane buildings


  • Avoiding construction problems
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  1. ISBN-13
    978-0071828963
  2. Edition
    3rd
  3. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publisher
    McGraw Hill
  5. Publication date
    September 22, 2014
  6. Language
    English
  7. File size
    84086 KB
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Alexander Newman, P.E. (Needham, MA), is principal structural engineer with Maguire Group, Inc. He conducts seminars on metal building systems for design professionals sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineer, and teaches at Northeastern University.

About the Author

Alexander Newman, P.E., is principal structural engineer with Maguire Group, Inc., a national architectural, engineering and planning firm, in Foxborough, Massachusetts. With two decades of engineering and management experience, he has worked as project engineer with a consulting engineering firm, design engineer with a light-gage framing panel manufacturer, and manager of fabrication for a steel fabricator. He has planned and supervised structural renovation of numerous buildings throughout the country, including a Boston Edison switching and conversion station that won the 1990 American Consulting Engineering Council of New England Award for Engineering Excellence. Mr. Newman holds an advanced degree in structural engineering from the Moscow Civil Engineering Institute in Russia, and a master’s degree in business administration with high honors from Boston University. He is the author of the Bestselling Metal Building Systems, also from McGraw-Hill, and a number of award-winning articles that have appeared in leading engineering publications. Additionally, he conducts continuing-education seminars on metal building systems for design professionals sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers and other organizations, and teaches at Northeastern University.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00LI367OQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw Hill; 3rd edition (September 22, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 22, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 84086 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Up to 4 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 1067 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 37 ratings

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Gary Covert
5.0 out of 5 stars Geared more for a peofessional builder.
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2019
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This book is geared more for a professional metal building builder.
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Mauricio Saldivar
5.0 out of 5 stars PEMB
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2019
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Gran libro para aprender sobre el sistema de edificios prefabricados
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Andres Paglayan
4.0 out of 5 stars Almost great
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2016
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Comprehensive, but missing information about flooring and multistory buildings.
There's only one page and one picture about multistory buildings.
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Tony
5.0 out of 5 stars Great text book for preparing design and specifications
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2017
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This book complements the second edition, added chapter on foundation anchorage. Great book for preparing design requirements (contract documents) for bid package.
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Bryan E. Torres
5.0 out of 5 stars It’s Very useful in my profession
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2016
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It’s Very useful in my profession. Discussions updated me with current metal structures. I’m including it as one of my references of my designs.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2017
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It`s a good reference metal building system book
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Don Scruggs
3.0 out of 5 stars Not much an encyclopedia on metal buildings... ...
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2017
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Not much an encyclopedia on metal buildings......Leaves out the most needed information that you would need to design or build a metal building.....needs to be about 1/4 the price for what it is worth....wouldn't of bought it if I had seen it before I paid for it....
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Kyoung Choung
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Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2017
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I believed it may be a great reference!
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