Building structures illustrated : patterns, systems, and design /
By: Ching, Frank.
Contributor(s): Onouye, Barry | Zuberbuhler, Doug.
Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2009Description: vii, 312 p. : ill., plans ; 30 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780470187852 (pbk.); 9780470187852:; 0470187859 (pbk.).Subject(s): Structural design![](/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/images/filefind.png)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Building structures -- Structural patterns -- Horizontal spans -- Vertical dimensions -- Lateral stability -- Long-span structures -- High-rise structures -- Systems integration.
Taking a new approach to strucural design, Ching and his co-authors show how structural systems of a building - as an integrated assembly of elements with pattern, proportions, and scale - are related to the essential aspects of architectural design.