Yeomans, David T.,

How structures work : design and behaviour from bridges to buildings / David Yeomans. - Second edition. - xv, 255 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Brackets and bridges -- Stiffening a beam : girder bridges -- Arches and suspension bridges -- Bringing the loads to the ground : the structural scheme -- Safe as houses? : walls -- Frames : a problem of stability -- Floors and beams : deflections and bending moments -- Providing shelter : roofs -- Structures in a three-dimensional world -- Materials and workmanship.

9781119012276 RM237.60


Structural engineering.