Building Anatomy (McGraw-Hill Construction Series): An Illustrated Guide to How Structures Work - Hardcover

Wahl, Iver

9780071432139: Building Anatomy (McGraw-Hill Construction Series): An Illustrated Guide to How Structures Work

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071432132 ISBN 13: 9780071432139

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2006

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ELIMINATE COSTLY AND POTENTIALLY DISASTEROUS CONCEPUTAL ERRORS IN YOUR NEXT STRUCTURAL DESIGN

Make sure your next building project is free of the conceptual errors that can cause structural failure with McGraw Hill's Building Anatomy: An Illustrated Guide to How Structures Work.

Written in clear, easy-to-understand language by an award-winning architect and professor, Building Anatomy delivers easy access to critical information, to help you:

Select structural systems based on the pros and cons of each system
Size and arrange major structural components
Identify concerns for each type of structural system
Anticipate probable failure scenarios
Explain each system's behavior under loads such as seismic and wind
Understand construction issues encountered during fabrication and erection of each structure type
And more!

With its critical information, comprehensive coverage, and indispensable illustrations, Building Anatomy delivers the nuts-and-bolts guidance you need to avoid conceptual mistakes during structural design. You can't afford to work without it!

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From the Publisher:

Iver Wahl is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma, and an award-winning architect. He is a member of the Architectural Engineering Institute and the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. He has conducted extensive worldwide disaster site reconnaissance for more than 17 years, including reconnaissance immediately following the attack on the World Trade Centers, and has lectured extensively on his findings.

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Eliminate Costly and Potentially Disastrous Conceptual Errors in Your Next Structural Design

Make sure your next building project is free of the conceptual errors that can cause structural failure with McGraw-Hill's "Building Anatomy: An Illustrated Guide to How Structures Work."

Packed with a wealth of informative diagrams and illustrations, this essential volume drills deep into the concepts behind structural systems to give you a critical understanding of how they work. From potential loads, load combinations, and superstructure to lateral support systems, foundations, and site soil and geology, "Building Anatomy" delivers easy access to critical information, to help you: Select structural systems based on the pros and cons of each system Size and arrange major structural components Identify concerns for each type of structural system Anticipate probable failure scenarios Explain each system's behavior under loads such as seismic and wind Understand construction issues encountered during fabrication and erection of each structural type And more!

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