The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers and Architects (A Ziggurat Book)
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 19, 2008 Type: User Review |
excelent
I receipt the book very quikly and in excelent conditios of use, as a new book.
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 09, 2006 Type: User Review |
easily understand the engineering of structures
i love this book! it truly explains why buildings behave the way they do and why they are built the way they are. it takes complicated engineeriing and makes it simple, very simple. every principle has an easy to follow sketch and example. this...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 17, 2005 Type: User Review |
Inspiring
A dear friend gave me this book for my ninth birthday back in 1990. Today, I am a structural engineering associate with a major forensic engineering firm, and I know that much of my fascination with the field began with Salvadori's riveting...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jan 30, 2000 Type: User Review |
If it had been around...
I've been rereading this lately. This morning I showed everybody in the restaurant where I was eating the book saying, "if this had been around when I was in middle school or junior high, I expect that I would be an architect or structural...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 28, 1999 Type: User Review |
Really good high school-level treatment of structural forces
For a person who wonders why a bridge is shaped the way it is, or why buildings lean and don't fall, this is an ideal introduction. Useful for anyone interested in structures (e.g. model railroad truss work, furniture design, etc.) and would be...
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 4.00/5 |
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