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.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 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