ESSENTIAL RESOURCES FOR A STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS' LIBRARY

This list is a result of a survey of NCSEA Member Organization members across the
country, developed by the NCSEA Basic Education and Young Member Group
Support Committees. This list will also be available on the NCSEA website for member
use.
August, 2014
The most recommended titles have been highlighted in blue.
BASICS IN STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS. (ie: Free Body Diagrams, Internal V, M, and A actions, etc)
Title
Author(s)
Beam Design Formulas with Shear and Moment Diagrams, Design Aid No. 6
American Forest and Paper Association

Civil Engineering Reference Manual

Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain
Steel Construction Manual 13th Ed.
Structural Analysis
Structural Analysis
Structural Analysis Second Edition

Michael R. Lendeburg
Warren C. Young
American Institute of Steel Construction
Jack C. McCormac
Russell C. Hibbeler
Aslam Kassimali

ADVANCED STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS. (ie: Virtual Work, Slope-Deflection, Moment Distribution, Approximate Methods, Influence Lines,
Title
Author(s)
Civil Engineering Reference Manual
Michael R. Lendeburg
Structural Analysis 7th Ed.
Russell C. Hibbeler
Structural Analysis Second Edition
Aslam Kassimali
Theory of Elastic Stability
S.P. Timoshenko
Theory of Structures
S.P. Timoshenko and D.H. Young
MATRIX METHODS. (ie: Finite Element Analysis, Nonlinear Analysis, etc)
Title
Civil Engineering Reference Manual
Matrix Structural Analysis

Author(s)
Michael R. Lendeburg
Daniel Vanderbilt

STEEL DESIGN. (ie: Analysis of Components, Frames, Connections, Details, Composite Sections, etc)
Title
Author(s)
AISC Design Guides (1-28)
AISC
AISC Steel Construction Manual 13th Ed.
American Institute of Steel Construction
Design Examples, Version 14.0
American Institute of Steel Construction
Design of Welded Structures
Omer W. Blodgett
Guide to Stability Design Criteria for Metal Structures
Ronald Ziemian
Steel Structures Design & Behavior
Salmon & Johnson
Structural Steel Design: fourth edition
Jack C. McCormac
CONCRETE DESIGN.
Title
AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications 6th Ed.
Reinforced Concrete - Mechanics and Design
Reinforced Concrete Fundamentals
Structural Concrete Theory and Design

Author(s)
AASHTO
Wight & MacGregor
Phil M. Ferguson
Hassoun & Al-Manaseer

TIMBER DESIGN. (ie: Analysis of Components, Frames, Connections, Details, Glulam, etc)
Title
Author(s)
Design of Wood Structures
Breyer, Fridley, Polluck, Cobeen
Special Design Provisions for Wind and Seismic with Commentary
American Forest & Paper Association, American
Wood Council
MASONRY. (ie: Behavior of Masonry, Design of Columns, Pilasters, Beams, Lintels, Bearing Walls, Shear Walls, etc)
Title
Author(s)
Design of Reinforced Masonry Structures (2nd edition)
Narendra Taly
Reinforced Masonry Engineering Handbook
James E. Amrhein and Max L. Porter
FOUNDATION DESIGN & SOIL MECHANICS. (ie: Soil Properties, Lateral Pressure Values, Deep and Shallow Foundations, Retaining Walls, Soil
Title
Author(s)
An Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering
Holtz & Kovacs
Foundation Analysis and Design
Joseph E. Bowles
Foundation Design Principles and Practices
Donald P. Coduto
Foundation Engineering
Peck, Hanson, and Thornburn
Foundations, Retaining and Earth Structures: The Art of Design and Construction and Its Tschebotarioff
Scientific Basis in Soil Mechanics
Principles of Foundation Engineering
Soil Engineering
Structural Engineering Reference Manual, Sixth Edition

Braja Das
Spangler & Handy
Alan Williams, Ph.D., S.E.

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The most recommended titles have been highlighted in blue.

LOAD COMPUTATION (ie: Computation of Applied Loads such as Wind, Seismic, Snow, Live, Dead, Rain, etc)
Title
Author(s)
ASCE 7-05
ASCE
Design of Buildings for Wind
Emil Simiu
Guide to the Snow Load Provisions of ASCE 7-10
Michael O'Rourke, Ph.D., P.E.
Guide to the Wind Load Provisions of ASCE 7-10
Kishor C. Mehta, Ph.D., P.E.; William L. Coulbourne,
P.E.
Seismic and Wind Forces-Structural Design Examples
Seismic Design Review Workbook
Seismic Loads: Guide to the Seismic Load Provisions of ASCE 7-05

Alan Williams
Steven T Hiner
ASCE/Finley A. Charney

DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR. (ie: Response of Rigid Body, Applications of Building Code Requirements, Influence of Soils, Principles of Damping,
Title
Author(s)
Seismic and Wind Forces-Structural Design Examples
Alan Williams
LATERAL DESIGN. (ie: Wind Design, Seismic Design, Lateral System Design, etc)
LATERAL SYSTEM Title
Earthquake Engineering
Seismic and Wind Forces-Structural Design Examples
Seismic Design Review Workbook
WIND DESIGN Title
Guide to the Use of the ASCE 7 Wind Load Provisions
Wind Engineering
SEISMIC DESIGN Title
AISC Seismic Design Manual
Design Of Earthquake Resistant Structures
Guide to the Use of ASCE 7 Seismic Provisions
Seismic Design Review Workbook

Author(s)
Robert Wiegel
Alan Williams
Steven T Hiner
Author(s)
Kishor Mehta and William L. Coulbourne
Henry Liu
Author(s)
AISC and Structural Steel Educational Council
SK Duggal
Finley Charney
Steven T Hiner

TECHNICAL WRITING. (ie: Technical report, letter, paper, well written and prepared for the target audience, etc)
Title
Author(s)
CASE Document 962-A: National Practice Guidelines for the Preparation of Structural
Council of American Structural Engineers (CASE)
FE STUDY MATERIAL
Title
NCSU FE Prep Course Notes
FE Review Manual
PE STUDY MATERIAL
Title
Civil Engineering Principles and Practices of Engineering Exam (PE) Review NCSU
Civil Engineering Reference Manual
Fundamentals of Engineering Supplied-Reference Handbook

Author(s)
Multiple Authors
Michael R. Lindeburg, P.E.
Author(s)
Multiple Authors
Michael R. Lindeburg, P.E.
National Council of Examiners for Engineers and
Surveying

NCEES Structural Sample Questions

National Council of Examiners for Engineers and

Surveying

Six-Minute Solutions SE Exam

Structural Engineering Reference Manual, Sixth Edition

Christine A. Subasic, PE
Alan Williams, Ph.D., S.E.

SE STUDY MATERIAL
Title
NCEES Study Manual
Seismic Design Manual
SERM Fourth Edition
Six-Minute Solutions for Structural Engineering (SE) Exam Morning Breadth Problems
Structural Engineering License Review Problems & Solutions
Structural Engineering PE Licence Review Problems and Solutions 6th Edition
Structural Engineering Reference Manual, Sixth Edition
Structural Engineering Review Manual
Structural Engineering Sample Questions + Solutions

Author(s)
AISC
Williams
Christine A. Subasic, PE
Kaplan
Williams
Alan Williams, Ph.D., S.E.
Ben Yousefi
National Council of Examiners for Engineers and
Surveying