000 01509 a2200157 4500
020 _a9781138224155
082 _a721
_bWHI
100 _aWhitehead, Rob
245 _aStructures by design : thinking, making, breaking
260 _bRoutledge
_aNew York
_c2019
300 _axii,472p.
505 _aContent: Preface Starting with Structures 0.0 Introduction: The Case for Making & Breaking Part 1 Learning to Think, Make, and Break 1.0 Body Structures: The Feel of Things 1.1 Seating Structures: Elemental Design Options 1.2 Building Structures: Effective, Efficient, and Expressive Part 2 Resistance & Form2.0 FORM: Structures of Compression and Tension 2.1 Compressive Arches: Past the Breaking Point 2.2 Suspended Structures: Designing for TensionPart 3 Resistance & Section3.0 SECTIONS: Beams, Slabs, and Columns 3.1 Stacking and Spanning Timber: Fundamental Framing and Analysis 3.2 Better Beams and Slabs: Formal Experiments in Efficiency Part 4 Resistance & Vectors 4.0 VECTORS: Trusses and Triangulated Planar Assemblies 4.1 Planar and Spatial Trusses: Long Span SolutionsPart 5 Resistance & Surfaces5.0 SURFACES: Structural Art, Utility, and Assemblies of Shells 5.1 Spanning Surfaces and Shapes: Vaults & PlatesPart 6 Resistance & Frames6.0 FRAMES: Strategies for Stability 6.1 High-Rise Structures: Taller, Thinner, and Smarter Appendix Spanning Tables, Charts, & Additional Examples Additional Readings Glossary Index
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