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Engineering Sign Structures

by Benjamin Jones

<p>Comprehensive text on the structural engineering of signs, including: <ul> <li>Engineering perspective, analysis, practices, history</li> <li>Load calculations for signs exposed to all types of environmental conditions</li> <li>Freestanding sign structures, load effects, resultants and columns</li> <li>Connections, structural bolts and welds, column splices, base plates and anchor bolts</li> <li>Footings for sign columns, soils, structural concrete, pier and spread footings</li> <li>Internal sign cabinet frames, cantilever arms and torsion beams</li> <li>Building signs, wall sign anchorage, wooden post signs</li> <li>Computer aided engineering, spreadsheets, and finite element analysis. </li> </ul> <p>Includes the fundamental mathematics for readers not already familiar with engineering calculations. <p>Author Ben Jones, a 15-year chief structural engineer for Young Electric Sign Co., presents more than 220 figures and 70 tables among his clear, detailed explanation. Useful for sign companies, structural engineers and public agencies involved in the analysis and design of sign structures.

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