Brief Table of Contents
Part I Fundamental Concepts
1 Structure in Architecture
2 Building Loads and Codes
3 Structural Materials
4 Structural Requirements
5 Basic States of Stress
Part II Structural Forms
6 Tension and Compression Structures
7 Beams
8 Frames and Arches
9 Some Fine Points of Structural Behavior
Part III Beyond the Basics
10 Grids, Plates, Folded Plates, and Space-Frames
11 Membranes
12 Thin Shells and Reticulated Domes
13 Structural Failures
14 Structural Aesthetics
15 Conclusion Understanding of Structural Principles
Bibliography
Index
Detailed Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Author Biographies
Part I Fundamental Concepts
1 Structure in Architecture
1.1 What is Structure
1.2 Structure in Nature
1.3 The Architect and the Engineer
1.4 Historical Development
1.5 The Present Interest in Architecture
1.6 Structures and Intuition
Key Ideas Developed in This Chapter
Questions and Exercises
Further Reading
2 Building Loads and Codes
2.1 The Purpose of Structure
2.2 Building Loads and Codes
2.3 Dead Loads
2.4 Live, Snow, and Wind Loads
2.5 Thermal and Settlement Loads
2.6 Dynamic Loads
Key Ideas Developed in This Chapter
Questions and Exercises
Further Reading
3 Structural Materials
3.1 The Essential Properties of Structural Materials
3.2 Material Constants and Safety Factors
3.3 Modern Structural Materials
Key Ideas Developed in This Chapter
Questions and Exercises
Further Reading
4 Structural Requirements
4.1 Basic Requirements
4.2 Equilibrium
4.3 Stability
4.4 Strength
4.5 Functionality
4.6 Economy
4.7 Aesthetics
4.8 Optimal Structures
Key Ideas Developed in This Chapter
Questions and Exercises
Further Reading
5 Basic States of Stress
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Simple Tension
5.3 Simp
