Wahl, Iver.
Building anatomy : an illustrated guide to how structures work / Iver Wahl. - New York : McGraw-Hill, c2007. - xix, 401 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - McGraw-Hill construction series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Overview -- 2. Process -- 3. Structural failure -- 4. Loads -- 5. Lateral support -- 6. Geology and soil -- 7. Foundations -- 8. Cable structures -- 9. Arches -- 10. Post and beam -- 11. Rigid frames -- 12. Bearing wall and slab -- 13. Trusses -- 14. Space frames -- 15. Folded plates -- 16. Vaults -- 17. Domes -- 18. Shells -- 19. Tents -- 20. Pneumatics -- 21. Hybrids and exotics -- 22. Structural selection -- 23. Structural creativity -- 24. Quality assurance.
0071432132 (hbk.)
Structural stability.
Building--Details--Pictorial works.
Structural failures--Prevention.
624.1 / WAH
Building anatomy : an illustrated guide to how structures work / Iver Wahl. - New York : McGraw-Hill, c2007. - xix, 401 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - McGraw-Hill construction series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Overview -- 2. Process -- 3. Structural failure -- 4. Loads -- 5. Lateral support -- 6. Geology and soil -- 7. Foundations -- 8. Cable structures -- 9. Arches -- 10. Post and beam -- 11. Rigid frames -- 12. Bearing wall and slab -- 13. Trusses -- 14. Space frames -- 15. Folded plates -- 16. Vaults -- 17. Domes -- 18. Shells -- 19. Tents -- 20. Pneumatics -- 21. Hybrids and exotics -- 22. Structural selection -- 23. Structural creativity -- 24. Quality assurance.
0071432132 (hbk.)
Structural stability.
Building--Details--Pictorial works.
Structural failures--Prevention.
624.1 / WAH