TY - BOOK AU - Morgan,William AU - Buckle,Ian G. AU - Morgan,William TI - W. Morgan's The elements of structure: an introduction to the principles of building and structural engineering SN - 9780582994850 (pbk) : AV - TA645 U1 - 624.17 BUC PY - 1986///, c1978 CY - Harlow PB - Longman Scientific & Technical KW - Structures, Theory of KW - Structures KW - Theories KW - Structural materials KW - Technology, engineering, agriculture KW - thema KW - Civil engineering, surveying & building N1 - 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 ER -