Engineering iron and stone : understanding structural analysis and design methods of the late 19th century

This book presents a comprehensive explanation of the empirical, graphical, and analytical design techniques used during this period in the construction of both large and small buildings and bridges in wood, stone, brick, and iron. Drawing on a career-long fascination with how structural engineers d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Boothby, Thomas E.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Reston, Virginia : ASCE Press/American Society of Civil Engineers, [2015]
Subjects
Building, Iron and steel > History > 19th century.
Building, Stone > History > 19th century.
Structural analysis (Engineering) > History > 19th century.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780784478943
0784478945
9781680159349
1680159348
0784478953
9780784478950
9780784413838
0784413835
Physical Description1 online resource (xi, 233 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • Introduction
  • PART I: EMPIRICAL METHODS
  • 1 Empirical Structural Design
  • 2 Empirical Design of Masonry Structures: Brick, Stone, and Concrete
  • 3 Empirical Design of Wood Structures
  • 4 Empirical Design of Iron and Steel Structures
  • PART II: ANALYTICAL METHODS
  • 5 Introduction to Analytical Computations in Nineteenth-Century Engineering
  • 6 Analysis of Arches
  • 7 Analysis of Braced Girders and Trusses
  • 8 Analysis of Girders: Beams, Plate Girders, and Continuous Girders
  • 9 Analysis of Columns
  • ""10 Analysis of Portal Frames""""PART III: GRAPHICAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS""; ""11 Introduction to Graphical Methods of Analysis""; ""12 Graphical Analysis of Trusses""; ""13 Graphical Analysis of Arches""; ""14 Graphical Analysis of Beams""; ""15 Graphical Analysis of Portal Frames and Other Indeterminate Frames""; ""PART IV: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""16 Concluding Remarksâ€?The Preservation of Historic Analytical Methods""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""

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