The structural basis of architecture / Bjorn N. Sandaker, Arne P. Eggen, and Mark R. Cruvellier

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Sandaker, Bjorn N, author

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Routledge, c2019Description: xv, [560] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cmISBN:

9781138651999

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Contents:

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Structuring space -- 2. Introducing structural systems -- 3. Loads -- 4. Statics -- 5. Materials -- 6. The hanger and the tie -- 7. The beam and the slab -- 8. The column and the wall -- 9. The truss and the shear wall -- 10. The frame and the shear wall -- 11. The cable and the membrane -- 12. The arch and the vault -- 13. The dome and the shell -- Notes -- Illustration credits -- Bibliography and suggested reading -- Index.

Summary: "This is a book that shows how to "see" structures as being integral to architecture. It engages a subject that is both about understanding the mechanical aspects of structure as well as being able to relate this to the space, form, and conceptual design ideas that are inherent to the art of building."

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Clark Circulation	Non-fiction	GC NA 2750 .S26 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		NUCLA000005493

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This is a book that shows how to "see" structures as being integral to architecture. It engages a subject that is both about understanding the mechanical aspects of structure as well as being able to relate this to the space, form, and conceptual design ideas that are inherent to the art of building."

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