Building Anatomy (McGraw-Hill Construction Series): An Illustrated Guide to How Structures Work

by Iver Wahl

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ELIMINATE COSTLY AND POTENTIALLY DISASTEROUS CONCEPUTAL ERRORS IN YOUR NEXT STRUCTURAL DESIGN Make sure your next building project is free of the conceptual errors that can cause structural failure with McGraw Hill's Building An Illustrated Guide to How Structures Work. Packed with a wealth of informative diagrams and illustrations, this essential volume drills deep into the concepts behind structural systems to give you a critical understanding of how they work. From potential loads, load combinations, and superstructure to lateral support systems, foundations, and site soil and geology, Building Anatomy can help you design structures that will stand the test of time. Written in clear, easy-to-understand language by an award-winning architect and professor, Building Anatomy delivers easy access to critical information, to help With its critical information, comprehensive coverage, and indispensable illustrations, Building Anatomy delivers the nuts-and-bolts guidance you need to avoid conceptual mistakes during structural design. You can't afford to work without it!

288 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2006

Reviews

[Ian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reads like a text book (in the bad way). I honestly wasn't expecting a book about structural failures based on the title.

Not technical enough for a professional. Not understandable enough for a non-professional.

5 of the chapters (first three and two near the back) were worth reading, though.

[Omid]

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