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Structure and architecture

Title
Structure and architecture / Angus J. Macdonald.
Author
MacDonald, Angus J., 1925-
Publication
Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth Architecture, 1994.

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Description
x, 131 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
This textbook explains the basic principles of structure in architecture and describes the ranges of structure as in current use. It links these topics directly with the activity of architectural design and criticism. The author deals with structures in a holistic way.
Alternative Title
Structure & architecture.
Subject
  • Structural design
  • Architectural design
  • Design architectural
  • Architecture
  • Constructions > Calcul
Note
  • Cover title: Structure & architecture.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. relationship of structure to building -- 2. Structural requirements -- 3. Structural materials -- 4. relationship between structural form and structural efficiency -- 5. Complete structural arrangements -- 6. critical appraisal of structures -- 7. Structure and architecture -- App. 1. Simple two-dimensional force systems and static equilibrium -- App. 2. Stress and strain -- App. 3. concept of statical determinacy.
ISBN
  • 0750617985
  • 9780750617987
LCCN
94001101
OCLC
  • ocm29703812
  • 29703812
  • SCSB-2031480
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library