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

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...
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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 Remarks-The Preservation of Historic Analytical Methods -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR. Ausführliche Beschreibung