Allen / Zalewski Form and Forces

Designing Efficient, Expressive Structures
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-17425-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 640 Seiten, E-Book

Here, in one volume, is all the architect needs to know to participate in the entire process of designing structures. Emphasizing bestselling author Edward Allen's graphical approach, the book enables you to quickly determine the desired form of a building or other structure and easily design it without the need for complex mathematics. This unique text teaches the whole process of structural design for architects, including selection of suitable materials, finding a suitable configuration, finding forces and size members, designing appropriate connections, and proposing a feasible method of erection. Chapters are centered on the design of a whole structure, from conception through construction planning.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Allen, Edward

Zalewski, Waclaw

Über Autor(innen)

EDWARD ALLEN has taught for more than thirty years at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University, and theUniversity of Oregon. He is the bestselling author of Fundamentalsof Building Construction, Fifth Edition.
WACLAW ZALEWSKI is Professor Emeritus ofStructural Design at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.