Metal Building Systems: Design and Specifications (Hardcover, 2)

Chapter 1. Metal Building Systems: Yesterday and Today

Chapter 2. Industry Groups, Publications, and Websites

Chapter 3. The Basics

Chapter 4. Primary Framing

Chapter 5. Secondary Framing: Girts and Purlins

Chapter 6. Metal Roofing

Chapter 7. Wall Materials

Chapter 8. Insulation

Chapter 9. The Process of Buying a Metal Building

Chapter 10. Some Common Problems and Failures

Chapter 11. Lateral Drift and Vertical Deflections

Chapter 12. Foundation Design for Metal Building Systems

Chapter 13. Some Current Design Trends

Chapter 14. Reroofing and Renovations of Metal Building Systems

Chapter 15. Specifying Crane Buildings

Chapter 16. Avoiding Construction Problems

Appendix A. Information about some Pre-engineered Building Manufacturers

Appendix B. Properties of Cold-Formed Girts and Purlins

Appendix C. Typical Specification for Metal Building Systems

Appendix D: Frame Reaction Tables

INDEX