Statics and Strength of Materials for Architecture and Building Construction - Tapa dura

A valuable reference source, this richly illustrated, user-friendly text provides an informative introduction to structures and appeals to architectural and building construction students' strong need for visual reinforcement.

Covers load paths (tracing) in an extensive, organized, and highly visual manner, and fully integrates building structures (structural design) with architectural and construction issues. Comes profusely illustrated, representing structural elements as a part of an assemblage rather than as a discrete part, and presenting a variety of two- and three-dimensional drawings to show the structural element and its context. Presents "architectural" (rather than "scientific") illustrations/diagrams with building construction examples, and places layout-figures and illustrations adjacent to the discussion. Biographies of prominent contributors to the areas of statics and strength of materials offer historical background.