Building anatomy : an illustrated guide to how structures work / Iver Wahl.
By: Wahl, Iver.
Series: McGraw-Hill construction series.Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2007Description: xix, 401 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0071432132 (hbk.).Subject(s): Structural stability | Building -- Details -- Pictorial works | Structural failures -- PreventionDDC classification: 624.1Item type | Current location | Shelf location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TU |
Floor 4, Shelf 20 , Side 1, TierNo 2, BayNo 2 |
624.1 WAH (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | SABDx,27000,02,GR | 5000028897 |
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.