Building structures :
Millais, Malcolm,
Building structures : understanding the basics / Malcolm Millais. - Third edition. - London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, c2017. - x, 568 pages ; illustrations ; 25 cm.
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
9781138119741 (hbk : alk. paper) 9781138119758 (pbk : alk. paper)
2016036628
TH845 / .M63 2017
690
Building structures : understanding the basics / Malcolm Millais. - Third edition. - London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, c2017. - x, 568 pages ; illustrations ; 25 cm.
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
9781138119741 (hbk : alk. paper) 9781138119758 (pbk : alk. paper)
2016036628
TH845 / .M63 2017
690