Why Buildings Fall Down | How Structures Fail

Matthys Levy (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 039331152X / ISBN 13: 9780393311525

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2002

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Why Buildings Fall Down | How Structures Fail | Matthys Levy (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2002 | W. W. Norton & Company | EAN 9780393311525 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why Buildings Fall Down | How Structures Fail
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 039331152X
• ISBN 13: 9780393311525
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Illustrator: Woest, Kevin
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 233W x 156H x 23D millimeters 233 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 481 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

The authors examine buildings of all kinds, from ancient domes like Istanbul's Hagia Sophia to the state-of-the-art Hartford Civic Arena. Their subjects range from the man-caused destruction of the Parthenon to the earthquake damage of 1989 in Armenia and San Francisco.

The stories that make up Why Buildings Fall Down are in the end very human ones, tales of the interaction of people and nature, of architects, engineers, builders, materials, and natural forces all coming together in sometimes dramatic (and always instructive) ways. B/W line drawings

About the Author

Matthys P. Levy is a founding Principal and Chairman Emeritus of Weidlinger Associates, Consulting Engineers. Born in Switzerland and a graduate of the City College of New York, Mr. Levy received his MS and CE degrees from Columbia University. He has been an adjunct professor at Columbia University and a Distinguished Professor at Pratt Institute and a lecturer at universities throughout the world.

Mario G. Salvadori was a structural engineer and professor of both civil engineering and architecture at Columbia University.