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041	0		_aeng
050	0	4	_a690.1 $2 18
100	1		_aGarrison, Philip
245	0	0	_aBasic structures for engineers and architects
260			_aOxford _bBlackwell _bpublishing _c2005
300			_axiii, 278p. _c25cm.
350			_a22.50
505	0		_aWhat is structural engineering -- Learn the language: a simple explanation of terms used by structural engineers -- How do structures (and parts of structures) behave? -- Force, mass and weight -- Loading-dead of alive -- Equilibrium- a balanced approach -- More about forces: resultants and components -- Moments -- Reactions -- Different types of support - and whats a pin? -- A few words about stability -- Introduction to the analysis of pin-jointed frames -- Method of resolution at joints -- Method of sections -- Graphical method -- Shear force and bending moments -- This thing called stress -- Direct (and shear) stress -- Bending stress -- Combined bending and axial stress -- Structural materials: concrete, steel, timber and masonry -- More on materials -- How far can I span? -- Calculating those loads.
520			_aDiscusses the fundamentals of structures, giving case histories and examples from real life scenarios. Includes mathematical aspects of the subject.
590			_aKA
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-CONSTRUCTION DESIGN
942			_n0
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