Architectural Structures: Visualizing Load Flow Geometrically

ISBN-13: 9781032018997 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 204 str.

Edmond Saliklis

Opis

This book presents a groundbreaking new way of establishing equilibrium in architectural structures using the Modern Müller-Breslau method. A detailed, yet approachable guide, Architectural Structures is ideal for students of architecture, construction management, and structural engineering, at all levels.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Determinate Beams  3. GeoGebra for Beams  4. Trusses  5. GeoGebra for Trusses  6. Horizontal Grids  7. Arches  8. GeoGebra for Arches  9. Indeterminate Structures  10. Special Topics  Index

O autorze

Edmond Saliklis is a professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where he teaches structural engineering courses and architecture studios. He earned his PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and he is a licensed civil engineer in California. He is the author of two recent textbooks: Structures: A Geometric Approach (2018) and Structures: A Studio Approach (2020). He recently co-authored a chapter titled "Thin Shelled Concrete Structures" for the latest edition of the Structural Engineering Handbook. He is also a semi-professional musician and an aspiring artist. He lives in San Luis Obispo, California with his lovely wife, Dr. Ruta Saliklis, and their well-behaved dog, Frank Sinatra.