Structural Analysis of Historic Buildings: Restoration, Preservation, and Adaptive Reuse Applications for Architects and Engineers - Hardcover

Rabun, J. Stanley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471315451 ISBN 13: 9780471315452

Publisher: Wiley, 2000

Synopsis

Structural Analysis of Historic Buildings offers the most' complete, detailed, and authentic data available on the materials, calculation methods, and design techniques used by architects and engineers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It provides today's building professionals with information needed to analyze, modify, and certify historic buildings for modern use. Among the many important features of this book not available in any other single volume are: More than 350 line drawings and diagrams taken directly from original sources such as the Carnegie Steele Company's Pocket Companion (1893) and Frank Kidder's The Architect's and Builder's Pocketbook (1902) Hard-to-find data on period structural components, such as cast-iron columns and beams, wrought-iron columns and beams, and fireproof terra cotta floor arches Methods for determining what kind of loads structural components were originally designed to bear and methods to determine if they are still capable of performing as intended Extensive coverage of historical foundation systems and empirical design methods for load-bearing masonry buildings For any building professional involved in the rapidly growing field of restoring, preserving, and adapting historic buildings, Structural Analysis of Historic Buildings is an invaluable structural handbook.

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Review

"...this book offers a wealth of information..." (Journal of Architectural Conservation, November 2001)

Synopsis

Structural analysis is the process by which the materials and systems that hold a building together are examined. When problems surface, structural analysis is carried out by structural engineers to determine the best course of corrective action. Architects must also have a basic understanding of structural analysis in order to design buildings that perform efficiently and to work effectively with other members of the construction team. In addition, they need to carry out structural analysis when they plan to modify an existing building. For anyone who is modifying historic buildings, this is a guide to the technical data and calculation methods that were available to architects and engineers at the time a material or system was originally used. The practical information offers a basis for modern certification by the professional who is responsible for the renewed life of a structure. It includes chapters on foundation systems, walls and columns, floor systems, and roof systems; and offers access to hard-to-find data and diagrams, taken directly from original sources, including data that has long been unavailable.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0471315451
• ISBN 13: 9780471315452
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512