Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail by Matthys Levy, Mario Salvadori

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ISBN
9780393311525
Book Title
Why Buildings Fall Down : How Structures Fail
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
Item Length
9.3 in
Publication Year
2002
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1 in
Author
Mario Salvadori, Matthys Levy
Genre
Architecture, Technology & Engineering
Topic
Structural, Study & Teaching
Item Weight
18 Oz
Item Width
6.2 in
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
039331152X
ISBN-13
9780393311525
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9038257880

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Book Title
Why Buildings Fall Down : How Structures Fail
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Structural, Study & Teaching
Publication Year
2002
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Architecture, Technology & Engineering
Author
Mario Salvadori, Matthys Levy
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.2 in

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LCCN
2002-511151
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
690/.21
Synopsis
The stories that make up Why Buildings Fall Down are in the end very human ones, tales of the interaction of people and nature, of architects, engineers, builders, materials, and natural forces all coming together in sometimes dramatic (and always instructive) ways., The authors examine buildings of all kinds, from ancient domes likeIstanbul's Hagia Sophia to the state-of-the-art Hartford Civic Arena.Their subjects range from the man-caused destruction of the Parthenonto the earthquake damage of 1989 in Armenia and San Francisco., Although modern technologies and new materials have greatly decreased the number of structural failures in today's world, buildings still fall down -- and whenever a building, a bridge, a tunnel, or a dam collapses, it is front-page news and often the beginning of a hunt for clues and culprits as fascinating as any detective story. Now two world-renowned structural engineers take us on an enlightening guided tour through the history of architectural and structural disasters, from ancient time to the present.
LC Classification Number
TA441.L48 1994

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  • by rowalsh
    Jul 27, 2021

    A real eye opener

    I read this book right after the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo building in Florida. The book made it very clear why this kind of stuff happens -- there really isn't anything mysterious about it. The author gives a lot of examples and the decisions that were made that led to the disasters. The book has a couple of shortcomings. Unfortunately it was written before the collapse of the Twin Tower. Also, there was a real lack of photographs.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: second.sale

  • by rehrenberg
    Dec 19, 2017

    Enjoyable

    Well written and totally on-topic. Some photos would have helped, the lack of same cost one star!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: discover-books

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