Art of construction projects and principles for beginning engineers and architects
Publication details: Chicago Review Press Chicago 1990Description: v,149,ipISBN:- 9781556520808
- 624.1771 SAL
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book | CEPT Library | Faculty of Technology | 624.1771 SAL | Available | Bill No. c-7395 Dt.30/04/2014 $16.95 | 012521 |
CONTENTS
Preface to the Third Edition v
Acknowledgments vii
1 From Cave to Skyscraper 1
2 Building a Tent 9
3 What Is a Beam? 17
4 What Do We Build Structures With? 21
5 The Floor of Your Room 33
6 A Steel Frame . . . Made Out of Paper 39
7 The Part of the Building You Don't See 51
8 What Tornadoes, Earthquakes, and
Changes in Temperature Can Do 57
9 How To Fight Tornadoes and Earthquakes 65
10 Ropes and Cables 75
11 Sticks and Stones 85
12 Strings and Sticks 95
13 Shape and Strength 109
14 Barrels, Dishes, Butterflies, Bicycle Wheels,
and Eggs 119
15 Balloons and Back to the Tent 135
Index 145
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