Engineering & Construction of Buildings and Structures

This catalog page has our recommended text books, field manuals, and reference books on the design, engineering, architectural drawing instructions, and drafting and construction principals of building and structures.
These books were selected by our research staff to offer an excellent selection of titles to choose from basic building engineering, construction principals and architectural concepts. These studies include selected studies of historical buildings and structures worldwide.
Included are great historical buildings, medieval castles and monasteries, outstanding monuments, bridges and tunnels, important historical walls, sea barriers, hunting and timber lodges, temples and churches.
PART ONE: These books cover the art and science of building construction, structural engineering, and construction principals of buildings and structures with the emphasis on masonry and timber construction.
PART TWO: These books cover architecture drafting, architectural drawing instruction, blueprints, graphic workshops, CAD software, and modeling with the emphasis on masonry and timber construction.
PART THREE: These books cover outstanding structures built with masonry and timber.

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PART ONE: Structural Engineering and Construction Techniques

• Timber Design for the Civil and Structural Professional Engineering Exams
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-Robert H. Kim / Paperback 135 pages, 4th Edition/ Published January 1997
This comprehensive study guide, a part of the Engineering Licensing Exam and Reference Series, covers all the material that is required to reaper for the PE exam problems on timber. It provides comprehensive, easy-to-understand information on the principles of timber construction, numerous illustrative examples, and seven realistic practice problems, complete with worked-out solutions.
Additionally, the clear concise coverage of timber design fundamentals makes this an excellent reference book for practicing engineers.
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• Principles of Timber Design for Architectures and Builders
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-Don A. Halperin, G. Thomas Bible( Contriburor)/ Paperback 416 pages / Published 1994
This textbook covers the design and construction of common types of timber elements. This includes beams, diaphragms, columns and trusses. Also contains studies of joists, special beams and arches, connections, and plywood's. Includes methods of designs for resisting wind and earthquake forces.
Plus appendices, many useful tables and black and white diagrams.
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• The Art of Construction: Projects and Principals for Beginning Engineers and Architects
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-Saralinda Hooker, Christpher Ragus, (Illustrators), Mario G. Salvadori
Paperback 149 pages, 2rd Edition / Published March 1990
This book outlines the basic principles necessary to design and to build bridges, skyscrapper, and other structures. Also explains how to build models of selected structures using easily obtained materials.
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• Structures: The Way Building are Built ~Usually ships in 2-3 Days
-Nigel Hawkes / Paperback 240 pages / Published October 1993
The well researched book presents the history and the overall design and construction of the most massive and ambitious structures in the world. The text, great photographs, and diagrams tells the story. Coverage includes great buildings, monuments, bridges, great walls, sea barriers, temples and churches.
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Other Editions: Hardcover


• Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture ~Usually ships in 2-3 Days
-Mario G. Salvadori / Paperback 323 pages / Published June 1994
This excellent book covers some of the reasons that well designed and constructed building remain standing.
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• Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail ~Usually ships in 2-3 Days
-Matthys Levy, Kevin Woest (Illustrator), Mario G. Salvadori
Paperback 334 pages / Published June 1994
This book is an excellent introduction to structural engineering real life examples.
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• Structures: Or, Why Things Don't fall Down ~Usually ships in 2-3 Days
-J. E. Gorden(Editor) / Paperback 395 pages / Published May 1988
This book is also recommend as an introduction to structural engineering. Explanations are clearly written, although the mathematics involved is kept to a minimum.
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• Natural Stone: A Guide to Selection Usually Ships in 2-3 Days
-Frederick Bradley / Hardcover 288 pages, Includes CD-ROM / Published December 1998
This is a photographic directory and reference book covering over 350 types of stone used in architecture and interior design. Sixty additional photographs show examples of actual projects built with natural stone.
The CD-ROM contains TIFF images of all of the samples.
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• Architectural Stone: Fabrication, Installation, and Selection
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-Mark A. Chacon / Hardcover 240 pages / Published September 1999
This comprehensive reference book provides complete up-to-date answers to critical questions and detailed, reliable information on every aspect of using stone as a building material for structural engineers, architects, building owners and managers, interior designers, and other building professionals working with stone. Covers limestone, sandstone, marble, slate, quartzite, and granite from blocks. Provides critical information on the main aspects of stone fabrication, selection, and installation. Includes more than 100 field photographs detailing the quarrying, fabrication, and installation of a wide variety of building stone.
Also includes computer generation of images for the geological formation of stone.
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• Simplified Design of Masonry Structures Usually Ships in 2-3 Days
-James E. Ambrose / Paperback 224 pages / Published February 1997
This is a comprehensive and essential reference for architecture and engineering students and professionals. This is well written and provides a through understanding of the design of masonry building. Covers all principal types of masonry materials as well as unreinforced and reinforced construction. Includes study aids, glossary of terms and detailed appendices.
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• Simplified Design of Concrete Structures Usually Ships in 24 Hours
-Harry Parker, James E. Ambrose / Hardcover 368 pages, 7th Edition / Published January 1997
This book presents the basic design requirements of concrete structures. The main focus is on designing structures with a minimum of mathematics. Includes study aids.
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• Simplified Building Design for Wind and Earthquake Forces
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-Jame Ambrose, Dimitry Vergun / Paperback 368 pages, 3rd Edition / Published July 1997
A textbook and reference book to provide students, architects, and builders with a basic understanding of these forces in the design of buildings and structures.
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• Wind Effects on Structures: Fundamentals and Applications to Design
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-Emil Simiu, Robert H. Scanlan(Contributor)
Hardcover 704 pages, 3rd Edition, Includes CD-ROM / Published August 1996
This book explains in detail all of the forces that winds place upon structures. Author assumes that the reader has a background equivalent to a bachelors degree in science or engineering.
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• Basic Engineering Calculations for Contractors
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-August W. Domel, Jr./ Paperback 306 pages / Published December 1996
Perform your own calculations for residential and light construction engineering. Complex engineering concepts and calculations are simplified with nontechnical formulas and explanations.
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PART TWO: Architectural Drafting, Blueprints, and Modeling

• Drafting Symbol Sourcebook ~Usually ships in 24 Hours
-Doug Wolff / Hardcover 400 pages / Published November 1998
This comprehensive sourcebook is a collection of more than 3000 drafting symbols used in engineering and drafting. Essential on the drafting table as well reading blueprints in the field.
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• Architecture: Drafting and Design ~Usually ships in 24 Hours
-Donald E. Hepler, et al / Hardcover 662 pages, 6th edition / Published 1991
This textbook covers in detail the essential methods and techniques for turning architectural concepts into blueprints.
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• Understanding Construction Drawings ~Usually ships in 24 Hours
-Mark W. Huth, Walter Wells / Paperback 400 pages, 3rd Edition / Published December 1999
This book is a guide to understanding the construction drawings used in the major construction trades, including carpentry, electric, plumbing, and heating and air conditioning. Includes information for kinds of building from small-scale residential to large-scale commercial. This well written text includes ample illustrations, and also includes a separate drawing package which contains trade-sized prints for four different buildings.
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• Basic Blueprint Reading and Sketching ~Usually ships in 24 Hours
-Dr. C. Thomas Olivo, Thomas P. Olivo
Paperback 240 pages, 7th Edition / Published November 1998
This excellent book teaches you how to develop marketable skills for interpreting industrial blueprints and building a solid understanding for reading and interpreting CAD, CAM, and CNC blueprints, as well as understanding technical drawings and sketches in general. This new edition includes a completely revised introduction to CAD, CAM, and CNC blueprints, and includes the latest ANSI, AWS standards, and other standards.
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• Architectural Sketching and Rendering ~Usually ships in 2-3 Days
-Stephen Kliment / Paperback 192 pages / Published June 1984
This is an excellent book provides the complete intermediate level of instructions that you need to render the the projects that you are designing. Covers the basics of selecting and using the drawing tools and setting up a working area in your studio. Provides the techniques and examples of drawing buildings exteriors, interiors, and landscapes with a wide range sketching and rendering techniques and styles. Profusely illustrated with 325 black and white illustrations.
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• Architectural Rendering Techniques: A Color Reference ~Usually ships in 2-3 Days
-Mike W. Lin / Hardcover 252 pages / Published October 1985
This book presents a full range of instructional and ready reference materials in a easy to follow and understand manner. Covers proven techniques for expressing a wide variety of architectural forms, from loose sketches and easy line drawing, and on to detailed renderings and final presentations. Recommended for architecture professionals and drafting students.
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Drawing and Designing With Confidence: A Step-By-Step Guide
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-Mike W. Lin / Hardcover 250 pages / Published December 1997
This book presents drawing techniques that enable the reader to learn graphic rendering skills quickly. You can learn his uniquely successful drawing and designing techniques. This proven how-to approach has made Lin the most successful teacher in the field. His method emphasizes speed, confidence, and relaxation, while incorporating many time-saving tricks of the trade.
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Color Drawing: Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for Architects, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers On Order, Usually Ships within 1-2 Weeks
-Michael E. Doyle / Hardcover 360 pages, 2nd Edition / Published June 1999
This excellent instructional guide covers drawing technique, light, color, materials, and theory. Clear step-by-step instructions and illustrations. Includes over 390 color illustrations.
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• Architectural Models: Construction Techniques Usually Ships in 24 Hours
-Wolfgang Knoll, Martin Hechinger (Contributor)
Hardcover 130 pages, 2nd Edition / Published December 1992
This guide covers in detail every step in designing and constructing highly professional models. Includes hundreds of photographs.
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• Designing With Models: A Studio Guide to Making and Using Architectural Design Models
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-Criss B. Mills / Paperback 208 pages / Published January 2000
This excellent comprehensive studio guide covers equipment, materials, model designs, and construction techniques and methods.
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• Architectural Construction Drawing With AutoCAD R14
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-James E. Snyder / Paperback 330 pages, BK & CD-ROM Edition / Published May 1998
This powerful book and CD-ROM provides the beginner with the knowledge and skills necessary to create professional construction drawings. The step-by-step instructions and examples provide a straightforward framework for success.
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PART THREE: Structural Examples and Architectural Planning

• Great Lodges of the National Parks: The Companion Book to the PBS Television Series
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-Christine Barnes, Fred Pfulghoft, David Morris (Photographers)
Hardcover 192 pages / Published March 2002
This outstanding book and historical record presents to you the majestic lodges of our national parks in 175 full-color and black-and-white photographs, along with historical documents from the PBS series. This book and the PBS television series of the same title take armchair travelers into these architectural wonders and explore their enormous halls, hickory furniture, Indian print textiles and mounted stags' heads, and the surrounding natural beauty of our national parks.
The featured lodges include:

1. Old Faithful Inn (Yellowstone National Park- Wyoming)
2. The Ahwahnee (Yosemite National Park- California)
3. Paradise Inn (Mount Rainier National Park, Washington)
4. Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood National Forest- Oregon)
5. Oregon Caves Chateau (Oregon Caves National Monument-Oregon)
6. Crater Lake Lodge (Crater Lake National Park-Oregon)
7. El Tovar (Grand Canyon National Park- South Rim)
8. Zion Park Lodge (Zion National Park)
9. Bryce Canyon Lodge (Bryce Canyon National Park)
10. Grand Canyon Lodge (Grand Canyon National Park- North Rim)
11. Glacier Park Lodge (Glacier National Park- Montana)
12. Belton Chalet (Glacier National Park)
13. Lake McDonald Lodge (Glacier National Park)
14. Many Glacier Hotel (Glacier National Park)
15. Sperry & Granite Park Chalets (Glacier National Park)
16. Prince of Wales Hotel (Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada)
Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, offers a call to preserve this national heritage, and a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book go toward the rehabilitation of these magnificent buildings.
Also in the front and back is a map that shows where these lodges are located.
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