how to find the loads from roof to foundation for design 8

[Aldin]

does anyone know of a step by step guide to find the loads required for the design of a building starting from roof to foundation and how to tranfer them to the member for design purpose.
thanks in advance
Aldin

 

[SlideRuleEra]

Once you get the required loads from the appropriate building code, "Residential Structural Design Guide: 2000 Edition" gives a basic step by step review of how & why they are used. Here is a link to the free .pdf download of this 430+ page book

http://www.pathnet.org/sp.asp?id=1442

http://www.SlideRuleEra.net

 

[ashhafPE]

Wood Frame Construction Manual for One & two-Family Dwellings (1995 SBC High Wind Edition) is an excellent reference also "Design of Wood Structures" - 3rd edition or newer is also an excellent reference. You might also look into the NDS for Wood Construction.
Hope those help.

 

[structengineer]

Sounds like you need some higher education or hire someone to do this work!

 

[mrMikee]

A good text is "Loads and Load Paths in Buildings: Principles of Structural Design" by Narenda Taly, and published by the ICC (International Code Council). It is a very good introductory text and more.

Available at

http://www.iccsafe.org/dyn/prod/7020S.html

Regards,
-Mike

 

[crossframe]

Geez, SlideRuleEra! Is there anything for which you don't have a reference or a link?

Thanks for making so much available to all of us.

 

[SlideRuleEra]

Thanks crossframe. I seem to have a "knack" for finding things. My wife says that it is because I "think like a search engine".

http://www.SlideRuleEra.net

 

[JAE]

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[SlideRuleEra]

JAE - Guess I am really more kin to a seach engine than I thought!

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[Aldin]

Many thanks to the guru of engineering SlideruleEra, ashhafpe and mrMikee for the invaluable response
thanks guys

Aldin

 

[emmgjld]

Thanks SlideRuleEra, Good reference, I have a young EIT who should put some portions of this to good use. Like all of us, there are some areas of the practice which need some work. I understand the apparent frustration of structengineer. I also remember some of the things both my brother and I did which made my father wonder if our brains were in gear.