Students discover the basic principles necessary to build all types of structures used in everyday life including bridges, skyscrapers, and other architectural gems. Line art illustrations help to explain projects that demonstrate how these principles keep structures solid. Perfect for kids who wonder why, and love to figure things out! All projects are easily done with materials found around-the-house.
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"A top choice for serious architecture students." —School Library Journal
"An extraordinary book." —Chicago Tribune
"Loaded with projects, this book introduces maturing minds to the principles that guide architects and engineers as they design and construct buildings and bridges." —School Shop
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Mario Salvadori, author of Why Buildings Stand Up and many other books, was an internationally known architect, mathematician, and teacher whose career spanned more than 60 years. A longtime resident of New York City, Dr. Salvadori died in June, 1997.
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A dear friend gave me this book for my ninth birthday back in 1990. Today, I am a structural engineering associate with a major forensic engineering firm, and I know that much of my fascination with the field began with Salvadori's riveting explanations of the basic principles of structural design. This book is incredible for any kid with any scientific inclination!
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Really good high school-level treatment of structural forces,
This review is from: The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects (Paperback)
For a person who wonders why a bridge is shaped the way it is, or why buildings lean and don't fall, this is an ideal introduction. Useful for anyone interested in structures (e.g. model railroad truss work, furniture design, etc.) and would be very good for a student interested in civil or construction engineering as a future career.
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easily understand the engineering of structures,
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This review is from: The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects (Paperback)
i love this book! it truly explains why buildings behave the way they do and why they are built the way they are. it takes complicated engineeriing and makes it simple, very simple. every principle has an easy to follow sketch and example. this book is a must for architects, engineers, builders or anyone who wants to go behind the scenes and understand the 'why' of buildings. many of the principles and examples only apply to large scale commercial projects like high rises and bridges, so it may not be pertinent for the home builder, but i'd still recommend it. i love to understand why i build houses a certain way. this book explains basic building principles.
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THIRTY THOUSAND YEARS AGO, people roamed from place to place hunting animals for food and looking for wild plants to eat. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
triangular truss, rotational equilibrium, upper chord, folded plate, live load, steel ruler Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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THIRTY THOUSAND YEARS AGO, people roamed from place to place hunting animals for food and looking for wild plants to eat. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
triangular truss, rotational equilibrium, upper chord, folded plate, live load, steel ruler Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York New!
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