| Description |
xv, 248 p. : ill., plans ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Brackets and bridges -- Stiffening a beam : girder bridges -- Arches and suspension bridges -- Bringing the loads to the ground : the structural scheme -- Safe as houses? : walls -- Frames : a problem of stability -- Floors and beams : deflections and bending moments -- Providing shelter : roofs -- Structures in a three-dimensional world. |
| Subject |
Structural engineering
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| ISBN |
9781405190176 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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1405190175 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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