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Designing tall buildings : structure as architecture / Mark Sarkisian.

By: Sarkisian, Mark P [author.].
Publisher: New York, NY, USA : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, ©2016Edition: Second edition.Description: xiv, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138886711 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Tall buildings -- Design and construction | Architecture and PlanningDDC classification: 720.483 Sa73 2016
Contents:
1. Perspective 2. Fundamentals 3. Site 4. Forces 5. Language 6. Attributes 7. Characteristics 8. Systems 9. Nature 10. Mechanisms 11. Performance 12. Environment Glossary. References. Acknowledgments. The Author. Index
Summary: The second edition of this reference to guide you through the fundamental principles of designing high-rises features two new chapters, additional sections, 400 images, project examples, and updated US and international codes. Each chapter focuses on a theme central to tall-building design, giving a comprehensive overview of the related architecture and structural engineering concepts.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Perspective 2. Fundamentals 3. Site 4. Forces 5. Language 6. Attributes 7. Characteristics 8. Systems 9. Nature 10. Mechanisms 11. Performance 12. Environment Glossary. References. Acknowledgments. The Author. Index

The second edition of this reference to guide you through the fundamental principles of designing high-rises features two new chapters, additional sections, 400 images, project examples, and updated US and international codes. Each chapter focuses on a theme central to tall-building design, giving a comprehensive overview of the related architecture and structural engineering concepts.

College of Engineering and Computer Studies Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Text in English

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