Why buildings stand up : the strength of architecture / Mario Salvadori ; illustrations by Saralinda Hooker and Christopher Ragus.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York ; London : W. W. Norton, 1990.Edition: [New ed.]Description: 323 p. : ill., plans ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780393306767 (pbk.) :
- 9780393306767
- 624.17 SAL
- TH845 .S33 1990
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 624.17 SAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 207573 |
Previous ed.: 1980.
Includes index.
1.Structures -- 2.The pyramids -- 3.Loads -- 4.Materials -- 5.Beams and columns -- 6.Houses -- 7.Skyscrapers -- 8.The Eiffel Tower -- 9.Bridges -- 10.The Brooklyn Bridge -- 11.Form-resistant structures -- 12.The unfinished cathedral -- 13.Domes -- 14.Haiga Sophia -- 15.Tents and balloons -- 16.The hanging sky -- 17.The message of structure.
This text is aimed at the architectural student who needs to assimulate the application of engineering principles to architecture quickly and painlessly.