Steel Construction Manual (detail edition)

Munich: Institut Fur Internationale Architektur, 2000. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind save previous owner's mark at front. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear only, no tears. 404 pages on heavy, glossy paper with a huge number of very fine detail architectural drawings, b&w photos, plans, sections, elevations, tables, graphs for historical and current projects. The second volume in this series documents all aspects of steel as a construction material, first looking at the historical development of building with steel. This is followed by several chapters which examine to a high degree of technical detail the physical properties of the material, the principles of construction utilizing steel and the wide range of steel elements and their applications. The final chapter presents 54 examples which illustrate the many applications of steel in constructionfrom simple halls to complex multistorey buildings. These examples were selected because of their innovative use of steel, demonstrating its great potential for minimising the materials and montage necessary. copyright 2023 Pistil Books