Structural Design for the Stage

Alys E. Holden is a professional production manager. She is currently the Director of Production for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and has previously worked for Center Theatre Group, the Kodak Theatre and Walt Disney Imagineering. She received her MFA from the Yale School of Drama and is the recipient of USITT Golden Pen Award for Structural Design for the Stage, 1st Edition, the USITT KM Fabrics Technical Production Award, and the Yale School of Drama Paul Carter Scholarship.Bronislaw J. Sammler is Head of Production and Chair of Yale School of Drama’s Technical Design and Production Department. In 2007 he was named the Henry McCormick Professor (Adjunct) of Technical Design and Production. He is co-editor of Technical Brief and Technical Design Solutions for Theatre, Vols. I, II & III. He co-authored Structural Design for the Stage, 1st Edition, which won the USITT Golden Pen Award. He co-founded USITT’s National Theatre Technology Exhibit, an on-going biennial event and he has served as a commissioner and a director at-large and is a lifetime Fellow of USITT. He was honored as Educator of the Year in 2006 by the New England Theatre Conference and chosen to receive USITT's Distinguished Achievement Award in Technical Production in 2009. His production management techniques and his application of structural design to scenic technology are employed in both educational and professional theatres throughout the world.Steven A. Schmidt is a professional Production Manager and Technical Director. He has worked as the Associate Head of Production for Yale School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre, where he guest lectured in Structural Design for the Stage, Digital Technologies, and Technical Writing. He has also worked for B Street Theatre, the Davis Joint Unified School District, and is a founding member of Barnyard Theatre. Steven received his MFA from the Yale School of Drama in Technical Design and Production, where he completed his thesis, Structural Steel Design for the Stage. Bradley L. Powers is a faculty member at the Department of Theatre and Film at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and specializes in Technical Design and Engineering for the entertainment industry. His Technical Design work at LA Propoint Inc includes projects for Universal Studios Hollywood and Singapore, Cirque du Soleil, the Hettama Group, and numerous rigging system and tension grid installations. Brad has previously served as Production Supervisor at Pook Diemont and Ohl Inc and Technical Director for La Jolla Playhouse / UCSD. He has an MFA from the Yale School of Drama and a BA in Theatre from The Ohio State University.

• Chapter 1: Overview Purpose Contents Scope Chapter 2: Force, Stress, and Strain Introduction Force Free Body Diagrams Moment Equilibrium Stress Strain and Elasticity Chapter 2 Lessons Chapter 3: Stress Analysis for Beams Introduction Analyzing the Load Reaction Shear Diagrams Horizontal Shear Moment Diagrams Overhangs and Cantilevers Case Formulas Chapter 3 Lessons Chapter 4: Geometric Properties Introduction Elastic Neutral Axis, Centroid, and "c" Moment of Inertia Transferring Moments of Inertia Radius of Gyration Elastic Section Modulus The Flexure Formula Plastic Analysis Chapter 4 Lessons Chapter 5: Sawn Lumber - Introduction and Beam Design Introduction Sawn Lumber Beam Design Basics Bending Test Shear Test Deflection Test Steps in Beam Design Beam Design Examples Notching Sawn Lumber Beams Built-Up Beams Designing Backwards Chapter 5 Lessons Chapter 6: Sawn Lumber - Column Design Introduction to Column Design Euler’s Equation Adjusted Compressive Design Value Steps in Column Design Odd-Shaped Columns Chapter 6 Lessons Chapter 7: Sawn Lumber - Combined Loading Design Introduction Single Axis Bending And Axial Tension Single Axis Bending and Axial Compression Eccentric Loading Biaxial Bending Chapter 7 Lessons Chapter 8: Steel - Introduction and Beam Design Introduction to Steel and its Properties Steel Shapes Steel Structural Design Basics Steel Beam Design Steel Beam Design by Shape Hollow Rectangular Shapes Hollow Round Shapes Angle I-beams and Channel Bent about their Major Axis I-beams and Channel Bent about their Minor Axis Available Moment vs Unbraced Length Tables Chapter 8 Lessons Chapter 9: Steel - Column and Tension Member Design Introduction to Column Design Doubly Symmetric Column Design Single Angle Column Design Tension Member Design Chapter 9 Lessons Chapter 10: Steel - Combined Loading Design Introduction Single Axis Bending and Axial Tension Single Axis Bending and Axial Compression Eccentric Loading Biaxial Bending Biaxial Bending and Axial Compression Chapter 10 Lessons Chapter 11: Aluminum - Introduction and Tension Design Introduction to Aluminum Design Basics Aluminum Alloys and Tempers Aluminum Shapes Aluminum Design Basics Design of Aluminum Axial Tension Members Chapter 11 Lessons Chapter 12: Aluminum - Beam Design Introduction Aluminum Beam Design by Shape Hollow Rectangular Shapes Hollow Round Shapes I-beams Allowable Uniform Beam Loads Table Chapter 12 Lessons Chapter 13: Aluminum - Column Design Introduction Aluminum Column Design by Shape Hollow Round Shapes Hollow Rectangular Shapes I-beams Chapter 13 Lessons Chapter 14: Plywood Design Introduction Design Values Grading and Selection Designing for Uniform Loads Examples Stressed-Skin Panels Chapter 14 Lessons Chapter 15: Truss Design Introduction Three-Member Trusses Traditional Trusses Method of Joints Truss Construction Chapter 15 Lessons Chapter 16: Cable Design Introduction Point Load Cable Systems Curved Cable Systems Chapter 16 Lessons AppendicesA Geometric Properties of Common Shapes B Case Formulas C Sawn Lumber Reference Values D Steel Reference Values E Aluminum Reference Values F Plywood Reference Values G Useful information H Math Review I Answers to Even Numbered Problems References Index