Structures by design : thinking, making, breaking /: thinking, making, breaking. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert Whitehead.
• Authors: Whitehead, Robert, 1970-
• Contents: Preface Starting with Structures 0.0 Introduction: The Case for Making & Breaking Part 1 Learning to Think, Make, and Break 1.0 Body Structures: The Feel of Things 1.1 Seating Structures: Elemental Design Options 1.2 Building Structures: Effective, Efficient, and Expressive Part 2 Resistance & Form 2.0 FORM: Structures of Compression and Tension 2.1 Compressive Arches: Past the Breaking Point 2.2 Suspended Structures: Designing for Tension Part 3 Resistance & Section 3.0 SECTIONS: Beams, Slabs, and Columns 3.1 Stacking and Spanning Timber: Fundamental Framing and Analysis 3.2 Better Beams and Slabs: Formal Experiments in Efficiency Part 4 Resistance & Vectors 4.0 VECTORS: Trusses and Triangulated Planar Assemblies 4.1 Planar and Spatial Trusses: Long Span Solutions Part 5 Resistance & Surfaces 5.0 SURFACES: Structural Art, Utility, and Assemblies of Shells 5.1 Spanning Surfaces and Shapes: Vaults & Plates Part 6 Resistance & Frames 6.0 FRAMES: Strategies for Stability 6.1 High-Rise Structures: Taller, Thinner, and Smarter Appendix Spanning Tables, Charts, & Additional Examples Additional Readings Glossary Index
• Publisher Details: New York : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 721; Structural design; Structural design; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781315403120; 1315403129
• Related ISBNs: 9781138224131; 1138224138; 9781138224155; 1138224154
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.