Structural Design for the Stage, 2nd Edition from Focal Press |
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Focal Press has published Structural Design for the Stage, 2nd Edition.
The follow-up to the 2000 Golden Pen Award-winning Structural Design for the Stage, this second edition provides the theater technician with a foundation in structural design, allowing an intuitive understanding of "why sets stand up." It introduces the basics of statics and the study of the strength of materials as they apply to typical scenery, emphasizing conservative approaches to real world examples. This is an invaluable reference for any serious theatre technician throughout their career, from the initial study of the fundamental concepts, to the day-to-day use of the techniques and reference materials.
Now in hardcover, with nearly 200 new pages of content, it has been completely revised and updated to reflect the latest recommended practices of the lumber and steel industries, while also including aluminum design for the first time.
Contents includes:
Chapter 1: Overview
Chapter 2: Force, Stress, and Strain
Chapter 3: Stress Analysis for Beams
Chapter 4: Geometric Properties
Chapter 5: Sawn Lumber - Introduction and Beam Design
Chapter 6: Sawn Lumber - Column Design
Chapter 7: Sawn Lumber - Combined Loading Design
Chapter 8: Steel - Introduction and Beam Design
Chapter 9: Steel - Column and Tension Member Design
Chapter 10: Steel - Combined Loading Design
Chapter 11: Aluminum - Introduction and Tension Design
Chapter 12: Aluminum - Beam Design
Chapter 13: Aluminum - Column Design
Chapter 15: Truss Design
Chapter 16: Cable Design
For more information, visit http://www.focalpress.com/books/details/9780240818269/.
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