Building Anatomy (McGraw-Hill Construction Series)
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Chapter 1: Process
Chapter 2: Overview
Chapter 3: Structural Failures
Chapter 4: Loads
Chapter 5: Lateral Support
Chapter 6: Geology and Soils
Chapter 7: Foundations
Chapter 8: Cable Systems
Chapter 9: Arches
Chapter 10: Post and Beam
Chapter 11: Rigid Frames
Chapter 12: Slab & Bearing Walls
Chapter 13: Trusses
Chapter 14: Space Frame
Chapter 15: Folded Plates
Chapter 16: Vaults
Chapter 17: Domes
Chapter 18: Shells
Chapter 19: Tents
Chapter 20: Pneumatics
Chapter 21: Structural Creativity
Chapter 22: Quality Assurance
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Make sure your next building project is free of the conceptual errors that can cause structural failure with McGraw Hill's Building Anatomy: 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 you:
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- Size and arrange major structural components
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- Explain each system's behavior under loads such as seismic and wind
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- And more!
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