Salvadori's Structure in Architecture: The Building of Buildings

This conceptual, non-mathematical, yet technical look at the principles of structural mechanics, and the physical properties of building elements makes structural mechanics for architecture accessible to all. Continuing Dr. Salvadori's passion for education and an accessible non-mathematical presentation of structural mechanics, Salvadori's Structure in Architecture, The Building of Buildings, Fourth Edition, is a must-have for students of architecture and building construction, structural engineers, and all those with an interest in architecture. It has been revised and expanded to include over 500 new illustrations, 150 new photos, and new materials covering the changes in technology and construction techniques developed during the last 50 years. Now presented in three manageable sections covering the fundamental concepts (Section 1), structural forms (Section 2), and topics beyond the basics (Section 3), it provides expanded content and graphics on critical topics such as beam behavior, moment of inertia, redundancy and much more KEY TOPICS: Architecture, Structures, Buildings, Loads (Dead Loads, Live Loads, Wind Loads, Snow Loads, Earthquake Loads, Thermal Loads, Settlement Loads, Dynamic Loads), Structural Materials, Steel, Concrete, Stress, Strain, Elastic Modulus, Yield Strength, Ultimate Strength, Equilibrium, Stability, Tension, Compression, Shear, Bending, Torsion, Cables, Trusses, Beams, Columns, Frames, Arches, Grids, Plates. Membranes, Curvatures, Form Resistant Structures, Shells, Synclastic and Anticlastic Structures. Cylinders, Domes, Complex Surfaces, Structural Failures, Single and Multiple Load Path Structures, Fatigue, Stress Corrosion, Structural Aesthetics, Semiotic Messages MARKET: An accessible must-have resource for students of architecture and building construction, structural engineers, and for any lay person with an interest in architecture.