Excerpt from Architectural Engineering: With Especial Reference to High Building Construction, Including Many Examples of Prominent Office Buildings
The author has endeavored, in the following pages, to define and illustrate, in a manner as practicable as possible, such of the fundamental principles in the constructive design of modern high buildings as may prove useful to architects, engineers, and students.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. Consisting of both a historic overview and a practical guide, this book explores foundational principles for the design of early 20th century high-rise buildings using the skeleton method, later dubbed cage construction. Due to its thorough exploration of the relationship between load-bearing systems, fire protection, and foundation design, both engineers and architects will find value in this practical guidebook. Through detailed illustrations and examples, the author demonstrates important theories and structural concepts with a special emphasis on the significance of terra cotta and concrete as fireproofing materials. The author also provides overviews of typical office building designs, important construction milestones, and best practices for fire protection. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781332809592_0
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Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnExcerpt from Architectural Engineering: With Especial Reference to High Building Construction, Including Many Examples of Prominent Office BuildingsThe author has endeavored, in the following pages, to define and illustrat. Seller Inventory # 2147993016
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