Publication year: 2016
ISBN: 1119012279
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How the building behaves when subjected to various forces – the weight of the materials used to build it, the weight of the occupants or the traffic it carries, the force of the wind etc – is fundamental to its stability. The alliance between architecture and structural engineering is therefore critical to the successful design and completion of the buildings and infrastructure that surrounds us. Yet structure is often cloaked in mathematics which many architects and surveyors find difficult to understand.
Subject: Architecture, Building Design, Girder Bridges, Arches and Suspension Bridges, Structural Scheme, Stability, Floors and Beams, Materials and Workmanship