An informed exploration of the revolutionary alliance between architecture and structure and the artist-scientists who forged it ranges from the nomad's simple tent to the awesome Sears Tower

Why Buildings Stand Up

Arts & Photography

Salvadori, Mario

Architecture

McGraw=Hill

An excellent text as a first introduction to structures geared toward architecture students, or as a companion for more traditional engineering / math-based courses including statics and strength of materials or structural principles. This conceptual, non-mathematical, yet technical look at the principles of structural mechanics, and the physical properties of building elements makes structural mechanics for architecture accessible to all. Continuing Dr. Salvadori’s passion for education and an accessible non-mathematical presentation of structural mechanics, Salvadori's Structure in Architecture: The Building of Buildings, 4/e is a must-have for students of architecture and building construction, structural engineers, and all those with an interest in architecture. It has been revised and expanded to include over 500 new illustrations, 150 new photos, and new materials covering the changes in technology and construction techniques developed during the last 50 years. Now presented in three manageable sections covering the fundamental concepts (Section 1), structural forms (Section 2), and topics beyond the basics (Section 3), it provides expanded content and graphics on critical topics such as beam behavior, moment of inertia, redundancy and much more!

Salvadori's Structure in Architecture: The Building of Buildings

Oakley, Deborah

Heller, Robert

Pearson

This book 'does a great job of explaining the necessary fundamentals in a quick simple way. Including simple diagrams, illustrations, and real-life examples you can do at home to help understand the author's intent.' With simple easy to understand illustrations it shows you how and why things work the way they do. This is a classic.

Structure In Architecture

Prentice-Hall.Inc.

Once upon a time, seven wonders of the world stood tall and brilliant and, it must have seemed, would stand forever, impervious to time and gravity. Now only one remains--the pyramid at Khufu, in the Egyptian desert near Cairo. All of the others have fallen down. Modern technologies, computerized designs, and new materials have minimized structural failures nearly to the vanishing point. Even so, we can learn from ancient as well as recent history. Why Buildings Fall Down chronicles the how and why of the most important and interesting structural failures in history and especially in the twentieth century. Not even all of the pyramids are still with us. The Pyramid of Meidum has shed 2,500,000 tons of limestone and continues to disintegrate. Beginning there our authors, both world-renowned structural engineers, take us on a guided tour of enlightening structural failures--buildings of all kinds, from ancient domes like Istanbul's Hagia Sophia to the state of the art Hartford Civic Arena, from the man-caused destruction of the Parthenon to the earthquake damage of 1989 in Armenia and San Francisco, the Connecticut Thruway bridge collapse at Mianus, and one of the most fatal structural disasters in American history: the fall of the Hyatt Regency ballroom walkways in Kansas City. Buildings have fallen throughout history whether made of wood, steel, reinforced concrete, or stone. But these failures do respect the laws of physics. All are the result of static load or dynamic forces, earthquakes, temperature changes, uneven settlements of the soil, or other unforeseen forces. A few are even due to natural phenomena that engineers and scientists are still unable to explain or predict. The stories that make up Why Buildings Fall Down are, finally, 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 in the places where we live and work and have our lives.

Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail

Levy, Matthys

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

A history of earthquakes and other seismic phenomena chronicles the planet's tectonic origins through the most recent developments in seismic technology and includes discussions on the worst natural disasters of all time.

Why the Earth Quakes: The Story of Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Science & Math

Earth Sciences

"Readers will rejoice... in the physical discoveries, ancient and modern, that create and govern the artifacts inside of which readers spend most of their natural lives."―New York Times Between a nomad's tent and the Sears Tower lies a revolution in technology, materials, and structures. Here is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to buildings methods from ancient times to the present day, including recent advances in science and technology that have had important effects on the planning and construction of buildings: improved materials (steel, concrete, plastics), progress in antiseismic designs, and the revolutionary changes in both architectural and structural design made possible by the computer. B/W line drawings

Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture

W.W.Norton&Company

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

“At last an inviting book on earthquakes, written by scientists whose easily understandable prose takes us on a tour not only of seismology but also of modern building technologies, volcanoes, and that California constant, the magnificent rubbing and pushing of tectonic plates beneath us.” ―San Francisco Chronicle Book Review In this "excellent survey of earthquakes and their effects―their mystery, terror, and science" (Christopher Arnold, president, Building Systems Development), two of the world's premier structural engineers take readers on a fascinating trip from the Earth's beginnings to recent developments in seismic technology. 100+ illustrations.

Using everyday materials, such as a rolling pin and a cereal box, young readers can delve into the science of studying earthquakes while learning about when and where they strike through a series of simple-to-follow games.

Earthquake Games: Earthquakes and Volcanoes Explained by 32 Games and Experiments

Children's Books

Literature & Fiction

Margaret K. McElderry

From addition and subtraction to plane and space geometry, simultaneous linear equations, and probability, this book explains middle school math with problems that kids want to solve: “Seventy-five employees of a company buy a lotto ticket together and win $22.5 million. How much does each employee get?” Intriguing facts about the history of math show what a human creation it is, and human errors are revealed through explorations of both Maya and Hindu concepts of zero as well as Mr. William Shanks’ 1858 attempt at hand-calculating pi.

Math Games for Middle School: Challenges and Skill-Builders for Students at Every Level

Wright, Joseph P.

Mathematics

Chicago Review Press

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Why Buildings Stand Up

Salvadori's Structure in Architecture: The Building of Buildings

Structure In Architecture

Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail

Why the Earth Quakes: The Story of Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture

Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail

Why the Earth Quakes: The Story of Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Earthquake Games: Earthquakes and Volcanoes Explained by 32 Games and Experiments

Math Games for Middle School: Challenges and Skill-Builders for Students at Every Level