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Engineering Iron and Stone: Understanding Structural Analysis and Design Methods of the Late 19th Century
Thomas E. Boothby, Ph.D., P.E., R.A.
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Description for Engineering Iron and Stone: Understanding Structural Analysis and Design Methods of the Late 19th Century
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: TNC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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 do their work. Thomas Boothby provides specific examples of these analyses and design methods applied to arches, girders, trusses, beams, and columns. The numerous calculations, drawings, and photographs, both historic and contemporary, illustrate the application of these techniques to a wide range of structures.
While major civil engineering works of the Gilded Age are acknowledged, Boothby focuses ... Read more
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 do their work. Thomas Boothby provides specific examples of these analyses and design methods applied to arches, girders, trusses, beams, and columns. The numerous calculations, drawings, and photographs, both historic and contemporary, illustrate the application of these techniques to a wide range of structures.
While major civil engineering works of the Gilded Age are acknowledged, Boothby focuses ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
ASCE Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Reston, United States
ISBN
9780784413838
SKU
V9780784413838
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About Thomas E. Boothby, Ph.D., P.E., R.A.
Thomas E. Boothby PhD, P.E.,R.A., is a professor of architecturalengineering in the Department of Architectural Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University, USA, where he has taught since 1992. he has written numerous journal papers and is currently researching the history and application of empirical design.
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