Acquire the ability to perform design tasks for building structures. Study advanced connections, complex structures, and system-level building design. Learn advanced techniques to evaluate structures ...

Yet when asked; "How much do you really know about building construction, performance and structural integrity?", the response is typically far less than we would expect or have. The initial or ...

SINCE its original publication about five years ago, this work has proved itself a very valuable introduction to the basic conceptions and principles of structural theory as related to trusses, rigid ...

“Once you read this book, you’ll see the world through different eyes—the eyes of an engineer,” promises this in-depth introduction to structural engineering. Chapters each examine a construction ...

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