Foundation and Anchor Design Guide for Metal Building Systems

by Alexander Newman

Expand your professional design skills and engineer safe, reliable foundations and anchors for metal building systems. Written by a practicing structural engineer, Foundation and Anchor Design Guide for Metal Building Systems thoroughly covers the entire process--from initial soil investigation through final design and construction. The design of different types of foundations is explained and illustrated with step-by-step examples. The nuts-and-bolts discussion covers the best designand construction practices. This detailed reference book explains how the design of metal building foundations differs from the design of conventional foundations and how to comply with applicable building codes while avoiding common pitfalls. COVERAGE INCLUDES:

320 pages, Paperback

First published September 8, 2012

Reviews

[D.M. Budd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another useful reference by Alexander Newman. This text is a succinct guide to foundation and anchor design for metal building systems. He presents methods to support thrust in the foundation and is able to provide basic recommendations for selecting an appropriate foundation system. His recommendations are provided with considerations to the building’s use through it’s lifespan, which gives the reader a chance to develop intuition of the design’s limitations.

Newman doesn’t shy away from flagging certain areas of foundation design that the code approaches with ambiguity. An example would be anchorage design (ie. ACI 318 Chapter 17 or A23.3 Appendix D) and the load combinations used in foundation design. However, his ability to rationalize methods that are not only compliant within the code’s wording, but have logical engineering intent, helps build trust with the reader.