Construction industry professionals are working hard to adapt to green building and provide solutions to meet the requirements needed to obtain LEED® certification. Within this realm, steel has proved beneficial as a sustainable building resource — one that is perpetually recyclable. Along with its sustainable attributes steel provides flexibility and cost savings to the construction industry found with few other building materials. Aside from its resilience and strength, it provides other benefits such as reduced fire risk and could help control insurance costs.
The construction industry continues to find new ways to manage the use of steel through the implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM), which provides a detailed view and estimate of the type, specifications and quantities of steel needed for any given project before construction begins, thus providing the ability to manage steel requirements in a more cost efficient and accurate manner.
For design-builders, these attributes of lower cost, strength and sustainability are a good fit. Therefore, this month the DBIA Bookstore is featuring several titles that can increase your steel knowledge. All of these titles and more are available at www.dbia.org/pubs/bookstore/, or call us at 202-454-7501 and we can help you directly.
Also, as a DATELINE subscriber, you can obtain a 10 percent discount on your overall purchase by entering promotional code D0409 (this promotion is good through April 30, 2009). Among our selected titles you will find:
Item # 5079
Simplified Design of Steel Structures, 8th Edition
By James Amborse, Patrick Tripeny
For more than 60 years, this primary source for steel structure design is now revised and updated. Examining a wide range of steel structures, building types and construction details, this reliable, easy-to-use handbook covers all commonly used steel systems, practices and research in the field, reinforced with examples of practical designs and general building structural systems. This edition has been updated to conform to current building codes, design practices and industry standards. Featuring a wealth of illustrations, expanded text examples, exercise problems and a helpful glossary, this outstanding tool uses the latest American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) method of structural design and it provides fundamental and real-world coverage of steel structures that assumes no previous experience. It also includes valuable study aids, such as exercise problems, questions and word lists to enhance usability.
Member Price: $75.00
Non-Member Price: $80.00
List Price: $85.00
Item # 6356
BIM Handbook: A Guide to BIM for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers & Contractors
By Chuck Eastman, Paulk Teicholz, Rafael Sacks, Kathleen Liston
Get the latest on the Building Information Modeling (BIM) approach to design, construction and facility management in which a digital representation of the building process is used to facilitate the exchange and interoperability of information in digital format. BIM is beginning to change the way buildings look, the way they function and the ways in which they are designed and built. Painting a colorful and thorough picture of state of the art in Building Information Modeling, the BIM Handbook guides readers to successful implementations, helping them to avoid needless frustration and costs and take full advantage of this paradigm-shifting approach to build better buildings, which consumes fewer materials and requires less time, labor and capital resources.
Member Price: $75.00
Non-Member Price: $80.00
List Price: $85.00
Item # 6374
The Structural Engineer’s Professional Training Manual
By Dave K. Adams
This book offers a solid foundation in the real-world business and problem-solving skills needed in the engineering workplace. Filled with illustrations and practical “punch-list” summaries, this career-building guide provides an introduction to the practice and business of structural and civil engineering, including an abundance of detailed advice on developing competence and communicating ideas. Comprehensive and easy-to-understand, this skills-building engineering resource offers information on the “Dynamics of Training,” the “World of Professional Engineering,” the “Business of Structural Engineering,” “Building Projects,” “Bridge Projects,” “Building Your Own Competence,” “Communicating Your Designs,” “Engineering Mechanics” and much more.
Member Price: $80.00
Non-Member Price: $85.00
List Price: $89.95
Item # 6373
Bridge Engineering, 2nd Edition
By Demetrios E. Tonias, Jim J. Zhao
Written to meet the bridge infrastructure needs of the new millennium, this edition of Bridge Engineering has been completely revised to cover all the latest developments in highway bridge planning, design, construction, maintenance and rehabilitation. From initial concept to final contract document preparation, this updated classic focuses on the entire bridge engineering process. This revised edition includes new material on current design codes, the latest maintenance and repair techniques and state-of-the-art construction practices. Filled with real-world case studies, powerful computer-aided design methods and more than 400 detailed illustrations, this edition features new cost-effective and highly efficient maintenance and repair methods, the most current AASHTO design codes and ASCE design techniques. It features information on the complete integration of LRFD and LFD methods throughout, with examples and problems, cutting-edge design and construction methods and SI units integrated throughout for international usage.
Member Price: $95.00
Non-Member Price: $105.00
List Price: $115.00
Item # 5085
Composites for Construction: Structural Design with FRP Materials
By Lawrence C. Bank
The first textbook on the design of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) materials for structural engineering applications, Composites for Construction is a one-of-a-kind guide to understanding FRPs and designing and retrofitting structures with FRP. Written and organized like traditional textbooks on steel, concrete and wood design, it demystifies FRP composites and demonstrates how both new and retrofit construction projects can especially benefit from these materials, such as offshore and waterfront structures, bridges, parking garages, cooling towers and industrial buildings. The code-based design guidelines featured in this book allow for demonstrated applications to immediately be implemented in the real world.
Covered codes and design guidelines include ACI 440, ASCE Structural Plastics Design Manual, EUROCOMP Design Code, AASHTO Specifications and manufacturer-published design guides. Procedures are provided to the structural designer on how to use this combination of code-like documents to design with FRP profiles.
Member Price: $125.00
Non-Member Price: $130.00
List Price: $145.00