W. Morgan's The elements of structure : an introduction to the principles of building and structural engineering.

By:

Morgan, William, 1906-

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Harlow : Longman Scientific & Technical, 1986, c1978.Edition: 2nd ed. / revised by Ian G. BuckleDescription: xi,252p. : ill., plans ; 25cmISBN:

9780582994850 (pbk) :
0582994853

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

624.17 BUC

LOC classification:

TA645

Incomplete contents:

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending	624.17 BUC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		101170

Previous ed.: published as The elements of structure. London : Pitman, 1968.

Bibliography: p247-248. _ Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.Some fundamental definitions -- 2.The principal strutural materials -- 3.Effects of forces: moments: force diagrams -- 4.The masonry arch, vault and dome -- 5.The beam: Timber, iron and steel -- 7.The beam: prestressed concrete -- 8.The truss -- 9.The column -- 11.The connexions -- 12.The building -- 13.The modern arch and the portal frame -- 14.Folded slabs, shells, hyperbolic paraboloids -- 15.Braced domes and geodesic domes -- 16.Grid roofs and floors -- 17.Cable-suspended structures -- 18.Dams and retaining walls -- 19.Bridges.