Description
Book SynopsisThe 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.
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Overview
Purpose
Contents
Scope
Chapter 2: Force, Stress, and Strain
Introduction
Force
Free Body Diagrams
Moment
Equilibrium
Stress
Strain and Elasticity
Chapter 2 Lessons
Chapter 3: Stress Analysis for Beams
Introduction
Analyzing the Load
Reaction
Shear Diagrams
Horizontal Shear
Moment Diagrams
Overhangs and Cantilevers
Case Formulas
Chapter 3 Lessons
Chapter 4: Geometric Properties
Introduction
Elastic Neutral Axis, Centroid, and "c"
Moment of Inertia
Transferring Moments of Inertia
Radius of Gyration
Elastic Section Modulus
The Flexure Formula
Plastic Analysis
Chapter 4 Lessons
Chapter 5: Sawn Lumber - Introduction and Beam Design
Introduction
Sawn Lumber Beam Design Basics
Bending Test
Shear Test
Deflection Test
Steps in Beam Design
Beam Design Examples
Notching Sawn Lumber Beams
Built-Up Beams
Designing Backwards
Chapter 5 Lessons
Chapter 6: Sawn Lumber - Column Design
Introduction to Column Design
Euler’s Equation
Adjusted Compressive Design Value
Steps in Column Design
Odd-Shaped Columns
Chapter 6 Lessons
Chapter 7: Sawn Lumber - Combined Loading Design
Introduction
Single Axis Bending And Axial Tension
Single Axis Bending and Axial Compression
Eccentric Loading
Biaxial Bending
Chapter 7 Lessons
Chapter 8: Steel - Introduction and Beam Design
Introduction to Steel and its Properties
Steel Shapes
Steel Structural Design Basics
Steel Beam Design
Steel Beam Design by Shape
Hollow Rectangular Shapes
Hollow Round Shapes
Angle
I-beams and Channel Bent about their Major Axis
I-beams and Channel Bent about their Minor Axis
Available Moment vs Unbraced Length Tables
Chapter 8 Lessons
Chapter 9: Steel - Column and Tension Member Design
Introduction to Column Design
Doubly Symmetric Column Design
Single Angle Column Design
Tension Member Design
Chapter 9 Lessons
Chapter 10: Steel - Combined Loading Design
Introduction
Single Axis Bending and Axial Tension
Single Axis Bending and Axial Compression
Eccentric Loading
Biaxial Bending
Biaxial Bending and Axial Compression
Chapter 10 Lessons
Chapter 11: Aluminum - Introduction and Tension Design
Introduction to Aluminum Design Basics
Aluminum Alloys and Tempers
Aluminum Shapes
Aluminum Design Basics
Design of Aluminum Axial Tension Members
Chapter 11 Lessons
Chapter 12: Aluminum - Beam Design
Introduction
Aluminum Beam Design by Shape
Hollow Rectangular Shapes
Hollow Round Shapes
I-beams
Allowable Uniform Beam Loads Table
Chapter 12 Lessons
Chapter 13: Aluminum - Column Design
Introduction
Aluminum Column Design by Shape
Hollow Round Shapes
Hollow Rectangular Shapes
I-beams
Chapter 13 Lessons
Chapter 14: Plywood Design
Introduction
Design Values
Grading and Selection
Designing for Uniform Loads
Examples
Stressed-Skin Panels
Chapter 14 Lessons
Chapter 15: Truss Design
Introduction
Three-Member Trusses
Traditional Trusses
Method of Joints
Truss Construction
Chapter 15 Lessons
Chapter 16: Cable Design
Introduction
Point Load Cable Systems
Curved Cable Systems
Chapter 16 Lessons
Appendices
A Geometric Properties of Common Shapes
B Case Formulas
C Sawn Lumber Reference Values
D Steel Reference Values
E Aluminum Reference Values
F Plywood Reference Values
G Useful information
H Math Review
I Answers to Even Numbered Problems
References
Index
