000			01131 a2200157 4500
020			_a9781556520808
082			_a624.1771 _bSAL
100			_aSalvadori, Mario George
245			_aArt of construction _bprojects and principles for beginning engineers and architects
260			_aChicago Review Press _bChicago _c1990
300			_av,149,ip.
500			_aCONTENTS 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
890			_aUnited States
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