Why Buildings Stand Up Pa

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ISBN: 9780393306767 | 0393306763
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 2/17/2002

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Here is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to building methods from ancient time to the present day, illustrated throughout with line drawings. In addition, Mr. Salvadori discusses recent advances in science and technology that have had important effects on the planning and construction of buildings.

Structures	p. 17
The Beginning of Architecture	p. 17
Function and Structure	p. 18
Architects and Engineers	p. 23
Structure and the Layman	p. 24
The Pyramids	p. 27
What Are They?	p. 27
The Building of the Pyramids	p. 29
The Social Purpose of the Pyramids	p. 38
The Death of the Pyramids	p. 40
Loads	p. 43
Dead Loads	p. 43
Live Loads	p. 44
Dynamic Loads	p. 45
Wind Loads	p. 49
Earthquake Loads	p. 53
Thermal and Settlement Loads	p. 54
Materials	p. 59
Tension and Compression	p. 59
Elasticity and Plasticity	p. 60
Safety Factors	p. 63
Steel	p. 64
Reinforced Concrete	p. 66
Plastics	p. 70
Beams and Columns	p. 72
Newton's Laws	p. 72
Translational Equilibrium	p. 73
Rotational Equilibrium	p. 75
Beam Action	p. 76
Shear	p. 83
Buckling	p. 85
Houses	p. 90
Prehistoric and Historic Houses	p. 90
The American House	p. 94
Concrete-Frame Housing	p. 96
Prefabricated Concrete Buildings	p. 101
Skyscrapers	p. 107
The High-Rise Building	p. 107
The Birth of a Skyscraper	p. 109
The Skyscraper Structure	p. 116
The Eiffel Tower	p. 126
The Symbol	p. 126
The Builder of the Tower	p. 129
The Building of the Tower	p. 133
Cranes and Elevators	p. 136
The Life of the Tower	p. 140
The Taller Towers	p. 141
Bridges	p. 144
Arches	p. 144
Railroad Bridges	p. 150
Concrete Bridges	p. 157
Space Frames	p. 160
The Brooklyn Bridge	p. 165
The Creator of the Bridge	p. 165
The Construction of the Bridge	p. 169
Modern Suspension Bridges	p. 176
Form-Resistant Structures	p. 179
Grids and Flat Slabs	p. 179
Strength through Form	p. 186
Curved Surfaces	p. 188
Barrel Roofs and Folded Plates	p. 191
Saddle Roofs	p. 195
Complex Roofs	p. 198
Thin Shell Dams	p. 201
The Unfinished Cathedral	p. 206
The Origin of the Gothic Cathedrals	p. 206
Gothic Spaces and Structures	p. 209
Saint Pierre at Beauvais	p. 217
Domes	p. 225
The Largest Roofs in the World	p. 225
The Dome as Structure	p. 226
The Pantheon	p. 230
Santa Maria del Fiore	p. 233
Modern Domes	p. 242
Hagia Sophia	p. 246
The Construction of the Church	p. 246
The Interior of the Church	p. 248
The Structure of the Church	p. 252
The Fate of Hagia Sophia	p. 255
Tents and Balloons	p. 259
Tents	p. 259
Pneumatic Structures	p. 268
The Hanging Sky	p. 278
Domes and Dishes	p. 278
The Hanging Dish	p. 280
The Message of Structure	p. 288
Semiotic Messages	p. 288
Semiotic Message and Scale	p. 297
The Varying Semiotic Message	p. 300
Afterword	p. 303
Index	p. 315
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