A thorough introduction to building for the non-expert, this book is a one-stop book reference source for knowing everything important about building structures.
Readers:
- follow the history of structural understanding
- grasp all the concepts of structural behaviour via step by step explanations
- apply the concepts to a simple building
- see how the concepts also apply to real buildings from Durham Cathedral to the Bank of China
- use the concepts to define the design process
- see how the concepts inform design choices
- understand how engineering and architecture have diverged and what effect this has had
- learn to do simple but relevant numerical calculations for actual structures
- enter the world of structural theory and see how modern techniques are applied.
With over 400 pages and over 1000 user-friendly diagrams, this book is a must for anyone who has to or would like to understand the fascinating world of structures.
Readers:
- follow the history of structural understanding
- grasp all the concepts of structural behaviour via step by step explanations
- apply the concepts to a simple building
- see how the concepts also apply to real buildings from Durham Cathedral to the Bank of China
- use the concepts to define the design process
- see how the concepts inform design choices
- understand how engineering and architecture have diverged and what effect this has had
- learn to do simple but relevant numerical calculations for actual structures
- enter the world of structural theory and see how modern techniques are applied.
With over 400 pages and over 1000 user-friendly diagrams, this book is a must for anyone who has to or would like to understand the fascinating world of structures.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9780415336222
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-0-415-33622-2
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- Erscheinungstermin: 02.03.2005
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 2. Auflage 2005
- Produktform: Gebunden
- Gewicht: 816 g
- Seiten: 432
- Format (B x H): 152 x 229 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
- Nachauflage: 978-1-138-11974-1