The Structural Basis of Architecture
- ISBN-10
- 0823049361
- ISBN-13
- 9780823049363
- Series
- The Structural Basis of Architecture
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Watson-Guptill Publications
- Authors
- Bjørn Normann Sandaker, Arne Petter Eggen
Description
Discusses trusses, beams, columns, frames, arches, and cables, and looks at structural details around the world
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