{"product_id":"how-structures-work-design-and-behaviour-from-bridges-to-buildings-3rd-edition","title":"How Structures Work: Design and Behaviour from Bridges to Buildings, 3rd Edition","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"u7qumn-38oend-85jy7q-z9853p\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"xzst4v-oqvam5-7vyc43-dx6vtu\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1604272058\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" data-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"xcc6np-eu9lp-n3nxkq-kq20rp\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"3662638622\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"acc-description\" class=\"accordion-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby=\"flush-headingTwo\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse show\" id=\"flush-collapseTwo\" role=\"region\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-body description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"desc-full\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHOW STRUCTURES WORK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDESIGN AND BEHAVIOUR FROM BRIDGES TO BUILDINGS, THIRD EDITION\u003cbr\u003eDAVID YEOMANS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStructural engineering is essential to the design of a building. How the building behaves when subjected to various forces – the weight of the materials used to build it, the weight of the occupants or the traffic it carries, the force of the wind, etc. – is fundamental to its stability. The alliance between architecture and structural engineering is therefore critical to the successful design and completion of the buildings and infrastructure that surrounds us. Yet structure is often cloaked in mathematics which many architects and surveyors find difficult to understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow Structures Work has been written to explain the bahaviour of structures in a clear way without resorting to complex mathematics. It is aimed at all who require a good qualitative understanding of structures, their behaviour, and design, and as such will be of benefit to students of architecture, architectural history, building surveying and civil engineering. The straightforward, nonmathematical approach ensures it will also be suitable for a wider audience including building administrators and the interested layman. This new edition includes a new chapter to deal with some little understood structures both ancient and modern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReviews of the first edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“How Structures work is the most compelling on structures that I have ever read. And I have read a lot of books on structures.”\u003cbr\u003e—R.L.Brungraber, Ph.D., P.E Timber Framing: Journal of the Timber Framers Guild, December 2009\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The author writes beautifully. It is a user-friendly engaging book to read and one that is very easy to understand. One learns a lot by reading it … I think it should be a compulsory text for all first year engineering students.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a review of the first edition commissioned by the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Yeomans is an engineer, an historian and a teacher. He has taught in several schools of architecture in the United Kingdom and the United States, has been a consultant on World Heritage Sites and has written widely on the history of building structures. He is vice chairman of the Construction History Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface from the First Edition x\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface to the Third Edition xvi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Brackets and Bridges 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCooper’s tragedy 2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Forth Bridge 4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMembers in compression 6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Quebec Bridge 8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForces in a bracket 9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design process 13\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStresses 14\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Stiffening a Beam – Girder Bridges 16\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe simple truss 22\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTension trusses 27\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGirder bridges: The Forth Bridge 31\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Arches and Suspension Bridges 33\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding an arch 35\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlackfriars Bridge 37\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePontypridd Bridge 39\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe forces in an arch 39\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractical issues 41\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForces within the arch ring 43\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdwards’s failure 48\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn unexpected failure 49\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArch with point load 50\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIron and concrete arches 51\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe suspension bridge 54\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArches in buildings: Flying buttresses 57\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArches in walls 60\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Bringing the Loads to the Ground – The Structural Scheme 63\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 63\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe alternatives 64\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNature of the loads 66\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoices 68\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Flow of forces’ or action and reaction 71\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescribing the structure 73\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStructures are three‐dimensional 75\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStatically indeterminate structures 76\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Safe as Houses? – Walls 79\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBricks and mortar 81\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoint loads and openings 85\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCavity walls 88\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThick walls 90\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoundation loads 93\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHorizontal loads 94\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRafter thrusts 98\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoundation stresses 101\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Frames – A Problem of Stability 103\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTimber framing 104\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConstruction of a barn 108\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBracing forces 111\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBending in the post 112\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight frame construction 113\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coming of iron 115\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe frame today 122\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe multistorey frame 126\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColumns 130\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 Floors and Beams – Deflections and Bending Moments 134\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe need for science 140\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFloors and deflections 140\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe forces in the beam 142\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrain 143\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGalileo’s cantilever 145\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinding the stresses 147\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom cantilever to beam 148\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIron and steel beams 150\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCast iron 150\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReinforced concrete beams 153\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContinuous beams 155\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShear 159\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo‐way floors 160\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther structures in bending 163\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrestressing 168\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 Providing Shelter – Roofs 173\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommon rafter roofs 174\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurlin roofs 179\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLongitudinal stability 185\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe roof truss 188\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coming of iron 190\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree‐dimensional roofs 192\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 Structures in a Three‐Dimensional World 198\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVaults 198\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pointed vault 202\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElaborations on the basic vault form 203\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding vaults 206\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDomes 207\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome historical examples 212\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe modern three‐dimensional structure 216\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnticlastic forms 220\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStructures in tension 222\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStructures for their time and place 224\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 Materials and Workmanship 226\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalling materials 227\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTimber 228\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIron and steel 229\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompatibility of materials 233\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterial development and design 234\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11 Additional Thoughts 235\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFriction 235\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTension structures 238\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ‘cantilever’ stair 243\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModelling 247\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix: Some Elements of Grammar 251\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlossary 257\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex 267\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-csa-c-id=\"e48qwb-36wm3s-vb6e8j-pnxs9b\" data-cel-widget=\"aplus-module-12\" class=\"celwidget aplus-module module-12 aplus-standard\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aplus-module-wrapper apm-spacing apm-floatnone apm-fixed-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"apm-sidemodule aplus-module-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOKREAD™ 5-STEP SATISFACTION GUARANTEE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. No Risk, 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee. \u003cbr\u003e2. instant download. 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