Building Structures: From Concepts to Design

Millais, Malcolm, Millais, Malcolm

ISBN 10: 0415336236 / ISBN 13: 9780415336239

Edité par Routledge, 2005

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Building Structures: From Concepts to Design
• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date de parution: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0415336236
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780415336239
• Reliure: Paperback
• Édition: 2ème Édition
• État de l'article: Acceptable
• Type de livre: book

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Synopsis

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.