Structural design for the stage

"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."--

Originally published: 1999.

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 Overview; Purpose; Contents; Scope; 2 Force, Stress, and Strain; Introduction; Force; Free Body Diagrams; Moment; Equilibrium; Stress; Strain and Elasticity; Chapter 2 Lessons; 3 Stress Analysis for Beams; Introduction; Analyzing the Load; Reaction; Shear Diagrams; Horizontal Shear; Moment Diagrams; Overhangs and Cantilevers; Case Formulas; Chapter 3 Lessons; 4 Geometric Properties; Introduction; Elastic Neutral Axis, Centroid, and "c"; Moment of Inertia; Transferring Moments of Inertia.

Radius of GyrationElastic Section Modulus; The Flexure Formula; Plastic Analysis; Chapter 4 Lessons; 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; 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; 7 Sawn Lumber -- Combined Loading Design; Introduction.

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