Statics and Strength of Materials for Architecture and Building Construction

taking A Visually-oriented Approach, Statics And Strength Of Materials For Architecture And Building Construction, Third Edition, Presents Basic Structural Concepts In An Easily Understood Manner. The Authors Introduce Structural Theory Without Relying On Calculus. Instead Using Building Examples And Illustrations To Supplement The Book And Introduce Mathematically Based Material In A Non-threatening Way. This Edition Features Many Fully-worked Example Problems, A New Supplemental Cd-rom, A Section On Retaining Walls And Clearer Connections Between Written And Visual Elements.

extensive Treatment Of Load Tracing (paths) In An Organized And Heavily Illustrated Manner. Includes A Cd Containing Additional Problems With Solutions For Further Practice. New Section Discussing The Basic Principles Of Concrete Retaining Walls Using Free-body Diagrams And The Equations Of Equillibrium.

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a Text Which Weaves Together Both Mathematical And Visual Treatments Of The Science Of How Forces And Materials Interact In Architectural Structures. Attempting To Avoid Too Heavy A Reliance On Calculus, The Authors Treat Such Topics As Load Tracing, Bending And Shear In Beams, Column Analysis And Design, Statics, And Analysis Of Selected Determinate Structural Systems. Annotation C. By Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.