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Books Of Interest
Started by Kelly, Jan 04 2004 04:04 PM
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Posted 04 January 2004 - 04:04 PM
A few books of interest:
My top 3 - Spanning the Gate, Structures: Or Why things don't fall down, The Art of Construction. All books have pictures and very little math, all easy to read.
Spanning The Gate – ISBN 0-916290-06-9
Golden Gate bridge construction.
Millwrights and Mechanics Guide by Audel – ISBN 0-672-23201-4
Construction and maintenance problem solving, should be required reading for all lift mechanics.
Bridging - ISBN 0-9641963-0-1
Picture book of all the classics.
Structures: Or why things don't fall down – ISBN 0-306-80151-5
Fruit Bat skin to ships splitting in half.
To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
ISBN 0-312-80680-9
Paper clips to bridges.
Structures: The Way Things are Built – ISBN 0-02-000510-5
Dams. Dikes,and Decks.
Engineers of Dreams – ISBN 0-679-76021-0
Bridge builders.
The Art of Construction – ISBN 1-55652-080-8
Good beginning book on engineering.
Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture
ISBN 0-393-30676-3
History of why great architecture stands up.
Why Buildings Fall Down – ISBN 0-393-03356-2
How structures fail. Kemper Arena to KC Hyatt.
Design and Construction Failures - ISBN 0-07-033565-6
Forensic Investigations.
Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders: Parker/Ambrose series
ISBN0-471-58703-6
Structural Mechanics with math and forces,many practical applications.
Ryan B
My top 3 - Spanning the Gate, Structures: Or Why things don't fall down, The Art of Construction. All books have pictures and very little math, all easy to read.
Spanning The Gate – ISBN 0-916290-06-9
Golden Gate bridge construction.
Millwrights and Mechanics Guide by Audel – ISBN 0-672-23201-4
Construction and maintenance problem solving, should be required reading for all lift mechanics.
Bridging - ISBN 0-9641963-0-1
Picture book of all the classics.
Structures: Or why things don't fall down – ISBN 0-306-80151-5
Fruit Bat skin to ships splitting in half.
To Engineer is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
ISBN 0-312-80680-9
Paper clips to bridges.
Structures: The Way Things are Built – ISBN 0-02-000510-5
Dams. Dikes,and Decks.
Engineers of Dreams – ISBN 0-679-76021-0
Bridge builders.
The Art of Construction – ISBN 1-55652-080-8
Good beginning book on engineering.
Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture
ISBN 0-393-30676-3
History of why great architecture stands up.
Why Buildings Fall Down – ISBN 0-393-03356-2
How structures fail. Kemper Arena to KC Hyatt.
Design and Construction Failures - ISBN 0-07-033565-6
Forensic Investigations.
Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders: Parker/Ambrose series
ISBN0-471-58703-6
Structural Mechanics with math and forces,many practical applications.
Ryan B
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