382 Pages
by
Routledge
382 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the critically acclaimed first edition of this book, Mainstone offered a brilliant and highly original account of the structural developments that have made possible the achievements of architects and bridge builders throughout history. In this extensively revised and expanded new edition, now available in paperback, new insights and a full coverage of recent developments in both design and... Read more
Preface; Part 1: Introductory: Introduction; Structural actions and materials; Construction and form; Structure and form; Part 2: Structural elements: Arches, vaults, domes, curved membranes, beams and slabs, trusses, portal frames, space frames, supports, walls, foundations; Part 3: Complete structures: Early forms; Pre-nineteenth-century wide-span buildings; Nineteenth-and twentieth-century wide-span buildings; Bridges; Multi-storey buildings and towers; Part 4: Design: Structural understanding and design.
Biography
Rowland J. Mainstone
'This is a remarkable book, conceived in an original way and one which, so far as I know, has not previously been attempted.'
Sir John Summerson.
'This book should be an inspiration to all architects. . . (it) will become a classic in the history of conservation. . . a remarkable book. It must be studied.'
Sir Bernard Feilden
'Mainstone has been everywhere and seen everything. This is a book for architects, structural engineers and architectural historians - and also for anyone interested in the genesis of structural form.'
Architectural Research Quarterly
