| Why Buildings Fall Down - How Structures Fail
(1992)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Genre |
Non-Fiction |
| Subject |
Building failures |
| Publication Date |
1992 |
| Format |
Hardcover (9.4
mm)
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| Publisher |
W. W. Norton & Company |
| Language |
English |
| Extras |
Dust Jacket; Dust Jacket Cover |
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| Description |
| Although modern technologies and new materials have greatly decreased the number of structural failures in today's world, buildings still fall down. Two world-renowned structural engineers take us on an enlightening guided tour through the history of architectural and structural disasters, from ancient times to the present. B/W line drawings. |
| Personal Details |
| Rating |
0 |
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
TH441.L48 1992 |
| Dewey |
690/.21 |
| ISBN |
0393033562 |
| Edition |
[1st ed.] |
| Cover Price |
$26.95 |
| No. of Pages |
334 |
| First Edition |
Yes |
| Rare |
No |
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| Notes/Review |
| Includes index. |
| Credits |
| Illustrator |
Kevin Woest |
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