Elementary Structures for Architects and Builders
Ronald E. Shaeffer
ISBN 10: 0130928771 ISBN 13: 9780130928771
Published by Prentice Hall, 2001
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This beginning volume provides an introduction to building structures and materials that can be used by either architecture or construction professionals. The book treats the essential topics in statics and mechanics of materials and provides an introduction to structural analysis that emphasizes a qualitative approach to structural behavior. Topics of discussion include structural properties of areas, stress and strain, properties of structural materials, shear and moment, flexural and shearing stresses, deflection and indeterminate beams, beam design and framing, elastic buckling of columns and trusses. For architectural and construction professionals and enthusiasts.
From the Publisher: Schaeffer provides background material on the use of structural analysis in building design as well as the basic relationships between structures and architectural form. Principles, concepts, and procedures from statics and mechanics of materials are presented at a level that can be easily understood by beginners.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Elementary Structures for Architects and ...
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 4th Edition