BUILDING STRUCTURES FROM CONCEPTS TO CALCULATIONS

FOLLOW THE HISTORY OF STRUCTURAL UNDERSTANDING; GRASP ALL THE CONCEPTS OF STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOUR VIA STEP BY STEP EXPLANATIONS; APPLY THE CONCEPTS TO A SIMPLE BUILDING; SEE HOW THESE CONCEPTS ALSO APPLY TO REAL BUILDINGS FROM DURHAM CATHEDRAL TO THE BANK OF CHINA; USE THE CONCEPTS TO DEFINE THE DESIGN PROCESS; SEE HOW THE CONCEPTS INFORM DESIGN CHOICES; UNDERSTAND HOW ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE HAVE DIVERGED AND WHAT EFFECT THIS HAS HAD; LEARN TO DO SIMPLE BUT RELEVANT NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS FOR ACTUAL STRUCTURES; AND ENTER THE WORLD OF STRUCTURAL THEORY TO SEE HOW MODERN TECHNIQUES ARE APPLIED. WITH OVER 400 PAGES AND OVER 1000 USER-FRIENDLY DIAGRAMS, THIS BOOK IS AIMED AT ANYONE WHO HAS TO OR WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THE FASCINATING WORLD OF STRUCTURES.