Structures: Or Why Things Don’t Fall Down

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Author : J. Gordon
Genre : Technology & Engineering

Summary : I am very much aware that it is an act of extreme rashness to attempt to write an elementary book about structures. Indeed it is only when the subject is stripped of its mathematics that one begins to realize how difficult it is to pin down and describe those structural concepts which are often call

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Author : J. E. Gordon
Genre : Technology & Engineering

Summary : In a book that Business Insider noted as one of the "14 Books that inspired Elon Musk," J.E. Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its founding principles in accessible, witty prose. For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eigh

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Author : J. E. Gordon
Genre : Architecture

Summary : For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eight lanes of traffic, how dams hold back—or give way under—thousands of gallons of water, or what principles guide the design of a skyscraper, a nightgown, or a kangaroo, this book will ease your anxiety and answer yo

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Author : Matthys Levy
Genre : Architecture

Summary : About the reasons for structural collapse, including earthquakes, metal fatigue, and terrorism.

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Author : Sofie Pelsmakers
Genre : Architecture

Summary : The Environmental Design Pocketbook 2nd ed places the information you need for sustainable, low energy building design at your fingertips. Packed with diagrams, tools and tips, it cuts through the complex mass of technical data and legislation that faces the designer, and distils all the key guidanc

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Author : J. E. Gordon
Genre : Science

Summary : This new edition of J. E. Gordon's classic introduction to the properties of materials used in engineering answers some fundamental and fascinating questions about how the material world around us functions. In particular, Gordon focuses on so-called strong materials, such as metals, wood, ceramics,

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Author : Mario Salvadori
Genre : Architecture

Summary : A clear and enthusiastic introduction to building methods from ancient times to the present day, including recent advances in science and technology that have had important effects on the planning and construction of buildings.

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Author : Samuel C. Florman
Genre : Technology & Engineering

Summary : Describes how engineers think and feel about their work, and argues that engineering is a response to creative impulses

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Author : Henry Petroski
Genre : Nature

Summary : Examines many of the failed designs and inventions that led to greater improvements siting as examples the 1940 collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and the space shuttle disasters.

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Author : Donald L. Barlett
Genre : Biography & Autobiography

Summary : The life that inspired the major motion picture The Aviator, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese. Howard Hughes has always fascinated the public with his mixture of secrecy, dashing lifestyle, and reclusiveness. This is the book that breaks through the image to get at the man.