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Historical Building Construction – Design, Materials & Technology: Design, Materials, and Technology - Hardcover
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An introduction to the use of materials for architects and engineers, this work provides a guide to the physical construction of buildings from the 1840s to the 1990s. It describes the development of masonry, wood and steel construction up to modern curtain walls and concrete slabs, as well as cast iron and patented floor construction. Sufficient detail is presented to allow the dating of buildings by their structure.
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[A] classic in the field....A modern engineer attempting to renovate or rehabilitate buildings needs to understand the mundane as well as the exceptional in order to design the most effective and least intrusive solution. Historical Building Construction offers an engaging way to develop that understanding.
[A] classic in the field .A modern engineer attempting to renovate or rehabilitate buildings needs to understand the mundane as well as the exceptional in order to design the most effective and least intrusive solution. Historical Building Construction offers an engaging way to develop that understanding. "
About the Author
Donald Friedman, author of Historical Building Construction, is the president of Old Structures Engineering and lives in New York City.
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- PublisherW. W. Norton & Co.
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0393702006
- ISBN 13 9780393702002
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages238
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W W Norton New York 1995, 1995
ISBN 10: 0393702006
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