understanding the basics Millais, Malcolm creator author. text bibliography enk London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group c2017 2017 Third edition. monographic eng

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x, 568 pages ; illustrations ; 25 cm. 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 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. Malcolm Millais. Includes bibliographical references and index. ARC Buildings Structural design Structural analysis (Engineering) Architecture TH845 .M63 2017 690 9781138119741 (hbk : alk. paper) 9781138119758 (pbk : alk. paper) 2016036628 Ayesha Abed Library DLC 190808 20211118133841.0 35072 eng