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Basic Structures For Engineers And Architects
Author(s): Philip Garrison (Author)
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
- Publication Date: July 13, 2005
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 296 pages
- ISBN-10: 1405120533
- ISBN-13: 9781405120531
Book Description
This book provides students of civil engineering and architecture with a grounding in the fundamentals of structures, and a ‘feel’ for the way buildings behave structurally. The book aims to explain structural concepts clearly, using analogies and examples to illustrate the points, and it expresses mathematical aspects of the subject in a straightforward way. Fully worked solutions to examples available online for readers. Please see www.blackwellpublishing.com/garrison/
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘Philip Garrison approaches the subject in a gentle user-friendly style with clear explanations and numerous explanatory diagrams supported by well-worked examples and a number of exercises.’ Building Engineer January 2006
‘This book is well thought out, well written and would provide a good introduction to basic principles.It is aimed at those just starting their studies, but would be useful to those requiring a recap of first principles.’ The Structural Engineer Augsut 2006
From the Back Cover
This book provides students of civil engineering and architecture with a grounding in the fundamentals of structures, and a ‘feel’ for the way buildings behave structurally. The book aims to explain structural concepts clearly, using analogies and examples to illustrate the points, and it expresses mathematical aspects of the subject in a straightforward way.
Fully worked solutions to examples are available to readers. Please see www.blackwellpublishing.com/garrison/
