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2006 Metal Building Systems Manual
The 2006 Metal Building Systems Manual includes essential information for building owners, manufacturers, general contractors, erectors, engineers, architects, specifiers and other professionals involved in the metal building systems industry. Includes a fully interactive and searchable CD version.
647 pages
Published: November, 2007
Be sure to download your free copy of the 2010 Supplement to the 2006 Metal Building Systems Manual.
- Step-by-step examples for calculating wind, snow, and seismic design loads for metal buildings.
- A guide for the determination of loads for crane buildings with bridge, monorail, jib and single-leg gantry for underhung and top-running cranes.
- Recommended drift and deflection criteria for the design of metal buildings that use masonry, metal and other wall systems, including manufacturing and erection tolerances.
- Common Industry Practices that spell out all current practices relating to design, manufacture, sale and erection for metal building systems, including contract, order documents and engineer of record.
- Code-compliant, fire rated construction details specifically tailored for metal building systems.
- IBC wind, snow, seismic and rainfall design data tabulated for every U.S. county – you won’t find this anywhere else!
- CD includes over 45 metal roof details in AutoCAD.