Why Buildings Stand up: The Strength of Architecture
Between a nomad's tent and the Sears Tower lies a revolution in technology, materials, and structures. Here is 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: improved materials (steel, concrete, plastics), progress in antiseismic designs, and the revolutionary changes in both architectural and structural design...
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Here is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to building methods from ancient time to the present day, illustrated throughout with line drawings. In addition, Mr. Salvadori discusses recent advances in science and technology that have had important effects on the planning and construction of buildings.
1Structures17The Beginning of Architecture17Function and Structure18Architects and Engineers23Structure and the Layman242The Pyramids27What Are They?27The Building of the Pyramids29The Social Purpose of the Pyramids38The Death of the Pyramids403Loads43Dead Loads43Live Loads44Dynamic Loads45Wind Loads49Earthquake Loads53Thermal and Settlement Loads544Materials59Tension and Compression59Elasticity and Plasticity60Safety Factors63Steel64Reinforced Concrete66Plastics705Beams and Columns72Newton's Laws72Translational Equilibrium73Rotational Equilibrium75Beam Action76Shear83Buckling856Houses90Prehistoric and Historic Houses90The American House94Concrete-Frame Housing96Prefabricated Concrete Buildings1017Skyscrapers107The High-Rise Building107The Birth of a Skyscraper109The Skyscraper Structure1168The Eiffel Tower126The Symbol126The Builder of the Tower129The Building of the Tower133Cranes and Elevators136The Life of the Tower140The Taller Towers1419Bridges144Arches144Railroad Bridges150Concrete Bridges157Space Frames16010The Brooklyn Bridge165The Creator of the Bridge165The Construction of the Bridge169Modern Suspension Bridges17611Form-Resistant Structures179Grids and Flat Slabs179Strength through Form186Curved Surfaces188Barrel Roofs and Folded Plates191Saddle Roofs195Complex Roofs198Thin Shell Dams20112The Unfinished Cathedral206The Origin of the Gothic Cathedrals206Gothic Spaces and Structures209Saint Pierre at Beauvais21713Domes225The Largest Roofs in the World225The Dome as Structure226The Pantheon230Santa Maria del Fiore233Modern Domes24214Hagia Sophia246The Construction of the Church246The Interior of the Church248The Structure of the Church252The Fate of Hagia Sophia25515Tents and Balloons259Tents259Pneumatic Structures26816The Hanging Sky278Domes and Dishes278The Hanging Dish28017The Message of Structure288Semiotic Messages288Semiotic Message and Scale297The Varying Semiotic Message300Afterword303Index315
