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Building structures : understanding the basics / Malcolm Millais.

By: Publication details: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, c2017.Edition: Third editionDescription: x, 568 pages ; illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781138119741 (hbk : alk. paper)
  • 9781138119758 (pbk : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 690 23
LOC classification:
  • TH845 .M63 2017
Contents:
Preface to the Third Edition. Introduction. 1. Loads and load paths. 2. Internal forces. 3. Structural element behaviour. 4. Advanced concepts of stress. 5. Structural materials. 6. Safe structures and failure. 7. Geometry and structural behaviour. 8. Below-ground structures. 9. Behaviour of a simple building. 10. Real structures. 11. Structural conception. 12. Structures and built form. 13. Structures in Existing Buildings. 14. A simple approach to calculations. 15. Dynamic Behaviour. 16. Progressive collapse and robustness. 17. The mathematical basis. 18. The basis for computer calculations. 19. The successful structural project. Further Reading. Index.
Summary: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface to the Third Edition -- Introduction -- 0.1 Prehistoric design -- 0.2 Traditional design -- 0.3 The effect of civilisation -- 0.4 The search for structural understanding -- 0.5 The modern approach to structural design -- 0.6 The conceptual understanding of structural behaviour -- References - Introduction -- Chapter 1 Loads and load
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface to the Third Edition. Introduction. 1. Loads and load paths. 2. Internal forces. 3. Structural element behaviour. 4. Advanced concepts of stress. 5. Structural materials. 6. Safe structures and failure. 7. Geometry and structural behaviour. 8. Below-ground structures. 9. Behaviour of a simple building. 10. Real structures. 11. Structural conception. 12. Structures and built form. 13. Structures in Existing Buildings. 14. A simple approach to calculations. 15. Dynamic Behaviour. 16. Progressive collapse and robustness. 17. The mathematical basis. 18. The basis for computer calculations. 19. The successful structural project. Further Reading. Index.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface to the Third Edition -- Introduction -- 0.1 Prehistoric design -- 0.2 Traditional design -- 0.3 The effect of civilisation -- 0.4 The search for structural understanding -- 0.5 The modern approach to structural design -- 0.6 The conceptual understanding of structural behaviour -- References - Introduction -- Chapter 1 Loads and load

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