ELIMINATE COSTLY AND POTENTIALLY DISASTEROUS CONCEPUTAL ERRORS IN YOUR NEXT STRUCTURAL DESIGN

Make sure your next building project is free of the conceptual errors that can cause structural failure with McGraw Hill's Building Anatomy: An Illustrated Guide to How Structures Work.

Packed with a wealth of informative diagrams and illustrations, this essential volume drills deep into the concepts behind structural systems to give you a critical understanding of how they work. From potential loads, load combinations, and superstructure to lateral support systems, foundations, and site soil and geology, Building Anatomy can help you design structures that will stand the test of time.

Written in clear, easy-to-understand language by an award-winning architect and professor, Building Anatomy delivers easy access to critical information, to help you:

• Select structural systems based on the pros and cons of each system
• Size and arrange major structural components
• Identify concerns for each type of structural system
• Anticipate probable failure scenarios
• Explain each system's behavior under loads such as seismic and wind
• Understand construction issues encountered during fabrication and erection of each structure type
• And more!

With its critical information, comprehensive coverage, and indispensable illustrations, Building Anatomy delivers the nuts-and-bolts guidance you need to avoid conceptual mistakes during structural design. You can't afford to work without it!

Audience: architects, engineers, construction managers, and urban planners.

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Chapter 1: Process Chapter 2: Overview Chapter 3: Structural Failures Chapter 4: Loads Chapter 5: Lateral Support Chapter 6: Geology and Soils Chapter 7: Foundations Chapter 8: Cable Systems Chapter 9: Arches Chapter 10: Post and Beam Chapter 11: Rigid Frames Chapter 12: Slab & Bearing Walls Chapter 13: Trusses Chapter 14: Space Frame Chapter 15: Folded Plates Chapter 16: Vaults Chapter 17: Domes Chapter 18: Shells Chapter 19: Tents Chapter 20: Pneumatics Chapter 21: Structural Creativity Chapter 22: Quality Assurance Biografía autor/es

Iver Wahl
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