Screen LibraryStructural design of buildings /
Written for building surveyors and designers, as well as building control officers and building owners, the book explains how structure differ between modern and traditional buildings and , in particular, the likely failures if the structural components are not given proper consideration.--COVER.
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Published: |
Wiley Blackwell,
|
| Publisher Address: | Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | |
| Summary: |
Written for building surveyors and designers, as well as building control officers and building owners, the book explains how structure differ between modern and traditional buildings and , in particular, the likely failures if the structural components are not given proper consideration.--COVER. |
| Carrier Form: | xviii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 313) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781118839416 (paperback) : 1118839412 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | TA658 |
| CLC: | TU318 |
| Call Number: | TU318/S656 |
| Contents: | The history of buildings -- Loading and aspects of structural theory relating to buildings -- The construction of buildings -- Steel -- Concrete -- Timber -- Foundations -- Walls -- Floors -- Roofs -- Arches and columns -- Geology -- Site investigation -- Stability of buildings -- Dimensions of buildings -- Basements and retaining structures -- Structural alterations -- Structural defects in buildings -- The ancient use of sign and geometry in the setting out of buildings. |