Simplified Building Design for Wind and Earthquake Forces

by Dimitry Vergun and James Ambrose

Book Overview

Reflects the major expansion and revision of requirements for seismic design contained in the 1988 Uniform Building Code (UBC). This edition has been expanded to cover a wider range of building types and situations and includes more discussion of general building design issues. There is also considerable new material on design of foundations for lateral loads. Emphasis throughout is on design fundamentals for minimizing wind and seismic effects on...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471510777
• ISBN13: 9780471510772
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 10.3"