Structural 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.
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Wiley Blackwell,
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Publisher Address: | Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : |
Publication Dates: | [2016] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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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. |