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Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail

Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail

Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail
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Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail Paperback - 2002

by Levy, Matthys; Salvadori, Mario

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Whenever a building, bridge, tunnel or dam collapses, it is front page news. Now two of the world's premier structural engineers take readers on a journey through the history of structural disasters, from the Parthenon and Rome's Coliseum to the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. 200 illustrations.

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W. W. Norton & Company. Updated and expanded. Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.
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  • Title Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail
  • Author Levy, Matthys; Salvadori, Mario
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Updated and expanded
  • Condition Used - Very good
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York
  • Publication date 2002-02-17
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 039331152X-11-1
  • ISBN 9780393311525 / 039331152X
  • Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 6.1 x 1 in (23.37 x 15.49 x 2.54 cm)
  • Category Architecture
  • Library of Congress subjects Structural failures, Building failures
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2002511151
  • Dewey Decimal Code 690.21
  • Quantity available 3

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The stories that make up Why Buildings Fall Down are in the end very human ones, tales of the interaction of people and nature, of architects, engineers, builders, materials, and natural forces all coming together in sometimes dramatic (and always instructive) ways.

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