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This publication was awarded a blue ribbon in the 1998 ASAE Educational Aids Competition.

This is a major revision of Pole and Post Buildings, NRAES-1. The revision, which is 36 pages longer than the previous version and includes 38 additional figures, provides completely new sections on building codes and zoning, functional planning, heating and ventilation considerations, engineered wood products, stresses in wood, earthquake loading requirements, design load requirements, importance factors, and diaphragm action in modern post-frame building design. Sections on the following topics have been expanded and updated: bulk storage of commodities, preservative treatment, structural lumber grades (including VSR and MSR), site drainage and planning, foundations, frost action, trusses and roof bracing, fasteners, safety, and structural loading. The book utilizes the latest design specifications applicable to a modern post-frame building. Other features include 31 tables, 6 completed examples of important design procedures and calculations, and a total of 59 figures that illustrate important construction concepts and details. The book is suitable for classroom use and as a handy reference for those working in the post-frame or lumber products industries. (1997)

From livestock shelters to feed storages to warehouses, post-frame utility buildings, formerly called "pole barns," are versatile and economical structures. In a clear, easy-to-follow style, the 1997 revision of Post-Frame Building Handbook: Materials, Design Considerations, Construction Procedures, NRAES-1, presents the latest design considerations and construction methods for post-frame buildings. Enhanced by 60 illustrations and 31 tables, the book provides essential information for the preliminary design of a modern post-frame structure. The handbook will be a useful resource for a variety of construction projects.

Post-Frame Building Handbook is a major revision of the popular NRAES publication Pole and Post Buildings: Design and Construction Handbook (1984). The 1997 edition has a fresh 78-page format that includes 38 additional illustrations. Completely new sections have been added on a number of topics, including building codes, zoning regulations, functional planning, heating and ventilation, structural wood products, design stresses, earthquake loading, critical load combinations, and engineering safety factors. The impact of diaphragm action on the design of a modern post-frame building is also introduced in this edition. Sections that have been extensively updated and expanded include wood preservative treatment, structural lumber grades, site drainage and planning, post foundation design, frost action, truss and roof bracing, wood fasteners, structural loading, construction safety, and bulk storage of commodities.

Throughout the book, examples are used to illustrate important design procedures and equations. Detailed maps present newly revised snow loads, wind loads, and extreme frost depths across the continental United States. A revised appendix includes a handy list of unit conversion factors, a table summarizing sectional properties of standard dressed sawn lumber, and a construction checklist. Post-Frame Building Handbook is an ideal guide and ready reference for those working in the lumber or construction industry and for others who want to learn the fundamentals of post-frame building construction.

Post-Frame Building Handbook was edited by Jon M. Carson, Assistant Professor of Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes Barre Campus; and Mark Dougherty, Staff Engineer, Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service. The authors of the 1984 edition of Pole and Post Buildings: Design and Construction Handbook were Wilmot W. Irish, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Cornell University; Grant D. Wells, Field Specialist in Agricultural Engineering, Iowa State Un?????????