Shaping Structures: Statics (Simplified Design Guides)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (635 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0471169684 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In Shaping Structures, an engineer and an architect, both longtime teachers of structures at major American universities, collaborate to present an inspired synthesis of the creative and the technical, explicating both the principles of statics and their application to the fascinating task of finding good form for structures. This richly visual volume features: * An easily understood development of the fundamentals of statics * Step-by-step demonstrations, using both numerical and graphical techniques, of simple yet powerful methods for finding form and forces for arched structures, suspended structures, cable-stayed structures, and highly efficient trusses * 120 photographs and more than 300 crisp drawings that illustrate and explain the magnificent structural triumphs of master architects and engineers -including Gustave Eiffel's famous tower, Robert Maillart's soaring bridges, Pier Luig
Great Book- wish I could check my work. Michele McIntosh The lack of answers to the study questions in this book was part of what prompted me to go back to school for a degree in architecture. Now that I have earned my degree, I am using this book to study for the structures portion of the ARE. The only reason I did not give this book 5 stars is that I cannot find a resource with solutions to the end of chapter questions so that I might check my work. The lack of solutions in this text book undercuts its value. I have the same problem with "free online courses" that promote themselves as a way to bring knowledge to the m. "Great for study if you are graphically oriented" according to A Customer. This book was used in a upper-level statics class at the University of Oregon Architecture Department. I found this book very useful in understanding concepts dealing with structures. The book is organized very well and the figures are very helpful in their explainations. The methods that they use to direct the reader through their process are relatively clear and concise.In a book like this it would be really helpful if the mathmatical elements which tend to be more accurate were paired with the problems and exercises at the end of the chapters. When dealing with . P. R. Munoz said Shaping Structures: Statics. The textbook is very good for both architectural and engineering students at the undergraduate level. I wish the book had come with an accompanying CD for the graphics and software to do the graphic statics. It took long time for the book to arrive and it was not in the condition I expected, it was USED but not in such good condition as it was advertised, but still good for the low price. If someone does not mind waiting, then it is a good buy. It is old but still very useful.
. It offers a contextual understanding of the natural flow of forces and shows how to calculate the stresses of various forms using both numerical and graphical techniques. From the Publisher This book uses the basic conditions of statics to show readers how to understand and create elegant, highly efficient forms for suspended and cable-stayed structures, arches, trusses, and shells. It is an innovative, highly visual book that can be used for the "statics" portion of the mandatory structures sequence in t
JOSEPH IANO is a practicing architect in Seattle, Washington. His books are read and used in universities and professional offices throughout the world. WACLAW ZALEWSKI is Professor Emeritus of Structural Design at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. . EDWARD ALLEN, architect, taught for many years at MIT and is on the faculty of the Yale University