Books written by James Ambrose

  • Simplified Design of Steel Structures

    The seventh edition of Simplified Design of Steel Structures is an excellent reference for architects and engineers who need information about the common uses of steel for the structures of buildings.

  • Simplified Design of Concrete Structures

    Simplified Design of Concrete Structures, Eighth Edition is a reliable, easy-to-use handbook that examines a wide range of concrete structures, building types, and construction details.

  • Simplified Design for Building Sound Control

    NIC No Carpet Carpet & Pad 37 NGC 4042 32 66 NGC 5032A NGC5033 66 37 Based on 32 NGC 4024 QUICK SELECTOR FOR SOUND AND FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES Floor ... C. UL design L501 permits GA FC 5420 option of Floor Topping Mixture over plywood .

  • Design of Building Trusses

    Fink or W Pratt Warren m ИИИИ N Howe Bowstring Common patterns utilized for wood trusses . FIGURE 9.1 Gable Pratt Truss . For trusses with spans in excess of 30 ft , it is usually necessary to increase the number of web members from ...

  • Simplified Site Design

    Examines the general problems of designing and constructing sites for buildings.

  • Building Structures

    New to this edition is a complete discussion of the LRFD method of design, supplemented by the ASD method, in addition to: The fundamentals of structural analysis and design for architects A glossary, exercise problems, and a companion ...

  • Building Structures

    New to this edition is a complete discussion of the LRFD method of design, supplemented by the ASD method, in addition to: The fundamentals of structural analysis and design for architects A glossary, exercise problems, and a companion ...

  • Simplified Design of Building Structures

    This book is full of examples of what designers can do once they learn the basics. This book presents an overview of the structural design process for designers with limited backgrounds in engineering analysis and mathematics.

  • Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders

    Figure 2.8a shows the force system at joint 1 and the force polygon for these forces as taken from the Maxwell diagram. The forces known initially are shown as solid lines on the force polygon, and the unknown forces are shown as dashed ...

  • Simplified Design of Steel Structures

    The Eighth Edition of this leading book in the noted Parker/Ambrose Series of Simplified Design Guides has been updated to conform to current building codes, design practices, and industry standards.

  • Simplified Design of Masonry Structures

    This practical volume provides a thorough grounding in the designof masonry structures for buildings --with clear and easy-to-graspcoverage of basic materials, construction systems, building codes,industry standards, and simple computations ...

  • Simplified Design of Concrete Structures

    The Sixth Edition of Harry Parker's well-known and widely used book brings you the latest in current codes, design standards and industry practices--all in one easy-to-use volume. New topics have...

  • Simplified Design of Wood Structures

    Solid, accessible coverage of the basics of wood structure design. This invaluable guide provides a complete and practical introduction to the design of wood structures for buildings. Written to be...

  • Simplified Design of Wood Structures

    Solid, Accessible Coverage of the Basics of Wood Structure Design This invaluable guide provides a complete and practical introduction to the design of wood structures for buildings.

  • Simplified Design of Wood Structures

    Written to be easily understood by readers with limited experience in engineering mechanics, structural analysis, or advanced mathematics, the book now features: Consideration of the LRFD method of structural design in addition to the ASD ...

  • Simplified Mechanics and Strength of Materials

    Offers fundamental, practical information in the fields of mechanics and strength of materials, emphasizing elementary structural theory. Revised and expanded to incorporate more specific illustrations of determinate work in the...

  • Simplified Mechanics and Strength of Materials

    Simplified Mechanics and Strength of Materials, Sixth Edition features: * A study of indeterminate structures and ultimate strength resistance of structures, as well as combined forces and stresses * Up-to-date code and technology ...

  • Mecánica y resistencia de materiales: texto simplificado

    Mecánica y resistencia de materiales: texto simplificado

  • Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders

    xviii INTRODUCTION Structural Mechanics The branch of physics called mechanics concerns the actions of forces on ... Strength of materials, or mechanics of materials, is the study of the properties of material bodies that enable them to ...

  • Simplified Building Design for Wind and Earthquake Forces

    Other titles in the PARKER - AMBROSE SERIES OF SIMPLIFIED DESIGN GUIDES Harry Parker and James Ambrose Simplified ... James Ambrose and Jeffrey E. Ollswang Simplified Design for Building Sound Control SIMPLIFIED BUILDING DESIGN FOR WIND ...