Published by Pearson (March 28, 2016) © 2017
The largely non-mathematical presentation is ideal for beginning students who can pick up the book at any time to begin learning the concepts.
Coverage of nearly every aspect of structural behavior and system provides a complete course of study of all predominate structural principles and typologies.
The book carries the teaching of Mario Salvadori’s, one of the greatest teachers of structures in recent memory, to a new generation.
NEW! Entirely new graphics program engages today’s readers and provides a strong visual representation of chapter content.
Previous line illustrations updated with over 150 full color photographs, nearly 500 new full color rendered illustrations by Deborah Oakley, and extensive new image captioning.
Many completely new illustrations added throughout the book to best demonstrate fundamental concepts.
NEW! Key concept summaries at the ends of chapters aid in overall comprehension of the material’s scope.
NEW! Simple, mostly hands-on exercises and thought questions reinforce the concepts introduced in each chapter.
NEW! Suggestions for carrying the concepts further are provided in end-of-chapter suggested further reading lists and an extensive reference bibliography at the end of the book.
Entirely new graphics program engages today’s readers and provides a strong visual representation of chapter content.
Previous line illustrations updated with over 150 full color photographs, nearly 500 new full color rendered illustrations by Deborah Oakley, and extensive new image captioning.
Many completely new illustrations added throughout the book to best demonstrate fundamental concepts.
Key concept summaries at the ends of chapters aid in overall comprehension of the material’s scope.
Simple, mostlyhands-on exercises and thought questions reinforce the concepts introduced in each chapter.
Suggestions for carrying the concepts further are provided in end-of-chapter suggested further reading lists and an extensive reference bibliography at the end of the book.
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
Robert A. Heller, PhD, PE, was educated at Columbia University, where he joined the faculty of Civil Engineering. He was a colleague and coauthor of Professor Mario G. Salvador’I’s on the first three cited editions of this book, and also served as coauthor of Video Series: Mechanics of Structures and Materials. He was Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech from 1967 to 1996 where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses. He created educational movies for the National Science Foundation and performed research for the Department Of Defense on Aircraft Fatigue, Service life Prediction of Solid Propellant Rocket Motors, Strength and Durability of New Space Age Materials. His work has been published in numerous scientific and Technical Journals. As a teacher he has received several awards and honors including an Honorary Professorship from the Technical University of Budapest, Hungary and a Fulbright Scholarship at the Technical University of Vienna, Austria. He retired in 1996.
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Salvadori's Structure in Architecture: The Building of Buildings
