How Structures Work

Design and Behaviour from Bridges to Buildings

David Yeomans (formerly University of Liverpool)

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English

Wiley-Blackwell
01 January 2016

Architectural structure & design; Architecture: professional practice; History of architecture; Civil engineering, surveying & building; Structural engineering

Structural engineering is central to the design of a building. How the building behaves when subjected to various forces – the weight of the materials used to build it, the weight of the occupants or the traffic it carries, the force of the wind etc – is fundamental to its stability. The alliance between architecture and structural engineering is therefore critical to the successful design and completion of the buildings and infrastructure that surrounds us. Yet structure is often cloaked in mathematics which many architects and surveyors find difficult to understand.

How Structures Work has been written to explain the behaviour of structures in a clear way without resorting to complex mathematics. This new edition includes a new chapter on construction materials, and significant revisions to, and reordering of the existing chapters. It is aimed at all who require a good qualitative understanding of structures and their behaviour, and as such will be of benefit to students of architecture, architectural history, building surveying and civil engineering. The straightforward, non-mathematical approach ensures it will also be suitable for a wider audience including building administrators, archaeologists and the interested layman.

By: David Yeomans (formerly University of Liverpool)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 522g
ISBN: 9781119012276
ISBN 10: 1119012279
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 January 2016
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Replaced By: 9781394340132
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

About the Author David Yeomans is an engineer, historian and teacher. He has taught in several schools of architecture in the United Kingdom and the United States, has been a consultant on World Heritage Sites and has written widely on the history of building structures.