Concrete can be a pretty unforgiving building material. Ask any of the builders who come into your store and they'll usually have a horror story to share about

Basic engineering principles are offered in non-technical language that the builder can put to use on his jobs. Includes understanding engineering requirements

The beam and lumber requirements for your jobs aren't always clear, especially with changing building codes and lumber products. If you need to figure any type

By using the Working Stress Design system described in the text combined with other information in this book, a builder with a good knowledge of basic arithmeti