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Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture - jcbv - 07-24-2011 Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture Author: Mario George Salvadori | Size: 18 MB | Format: PDF | Publisher: W. W. Nоrtоn & Company | Year: 1980 | pages: 310 | ISBN: 0393014010 9780393014013
The author discusses recent advances in science and technology that have had important effects on the planning and construction of buildings: improved materials (steel, concrete, plastics), progress in antiseismic designs, and changes in both architectural and structural design made possible by the computer. An introduction to building methods from ancient times to the present day. Contents Preface 1 Structures The Beginning of Architecture · Function and Structure · Architects and Engineers · Structure and the Layman 2 The Pyramids What Are They? · The Building of the Pyramids · The Social Purpose of the Pyranlids · The Death of the Pyramids 3 Loads Dead Loads · Live Loads · Dynamic Loads · Wind Loads · Earthquake Loads · Thermal and Settlement Loads 4 Materials Tension and Compression · Elasticity and Plasticity · Safety Factors · Steel · Reinforced Concrete · Plastics 5 Beams and Columns Newton's Laws · Translational Equilibrium · Rotational Equilibrium · Beam Action · Shear · Buckling 6 Houses Prehistoric and Historic Houses · The Anlerican House · Concrete-Frame Housing · Prefabricated Concrete Buildings 7 Skyscrapers The High-Rise Building · The Birth of a Skyscraper · The Skyscraper Structure 8 The Eiffel Tower The Symbol · The Builder of the Tower · The Building of the Tower · Cranes and Elevators · The Life of the Tower · The Taller Towers 9 Bridges Arches · Railroad Bridges · Concrete Bridges · Space Frames 10 The Brooklyn Bridge The Creator of the Bridge · The Construction of the Bridge · Modern Suspension Bridges 11 Form-Resistant Structures Grids and Flat Slabs · Strength through Form · Curved Surfaces · Barrel Roofs and Folded Plates · Saddle Roofs · Complex Roofs · Thin Shell Dams 12 The Unfinished Cathedral The Origin of the Gothic Cathedrals · Gothic Spaces and Structures · Saint Pierrc at Beauvais 13 Domes The Largest Roofs in the World · The Dome as Structure · The Pantheon · Santa Maria del Fiore · Modern Domes 14 Hagia Sophia The Construction of the Church · The Interior of the Church · The Structure of the Church · The Fate of Hagia Sophia 15 Tents and Balloons Tents · Pneumatic Structures 16 The Hanging Sky Domes and Dishes · The Hanging Dish 17 The Message of Structure Semiotic Messages · Semiotic Message and Scale · The Varying Semiotic Message Index Code: *************************************** RE: Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture - Dell_Brett - 02-17-2012 Code: *************************************** If you like this publication, CivilEA's team strongly suggest you to buy it! Support the authors! RE: Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture - lisine - 12-26-2012 7.4Mb / DjVu format / Searchable text *************************************** RE: Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture - shadabg - 12-26-2012 *************************************** PDF : 17.3 mb RE: Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture - RyanRS - 07-27-2013 Mirror link *************************************** |