Building Anatomy (McGraw-Hill Construction Series): An Illustrated Guide to How Structures Work (P/L CUSTOM SCORING SURVEY) - Hardcover

Wahl, Iver

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071432132 ISBN 13: 9780071432139

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2007

Synopsis

Years of disaster site studies have revealed that structures fail due to conceptual, rather than mathematical, errors. This introduction is packed with illustrations and explains the concepts of what works and what doesn't in structural systems.

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From the Back Cover:

Eliminate Costly and Potentially Disastrous Conceptual 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" 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 structural type And more!

Synopsis:

This resource gives you an understanding of the essential concepts behind structural systems, offering a unique visual approach to which system would work and which would not for a specific type of structure. Using this guide, you will be able to size and arrange the major components of a building, identify special structural concerns, anticipate probable failures, understand each system's behavior under stress, and more.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0071432132
• ISBN 13: 9780071432139
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288