Steel is one of the most versatile materials available in the construction industry and its many applications have enabled architects and engineers to go far beyond what was once considered possible. The volume 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 using steel and the wide range ...
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Steel is one of the most versatile materials available in the construction industry and its many applications have enabled architects and engineers to go far beyond what was once considered possible. The volume 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 using steel and the wide range of steel elements and their uses. The final chapter presents 54 examples which illustrate the many applications of steel in construction a " from 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. For ease of comparison all the plans have been drawn to the same scale. The volume concludes with a listing of the relevant norms and standards.
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Good in a Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is heavily shelfworn and edgeworn with a 2" chip to the foot of the spine area, but is present (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Moderate wear to the boards; Unblemished textblock edges; First endpaper is creased in the middle, otherwise the endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (11.75"-12.75" tall); 5.7 lbs (Heavy); Dark blue jacket with title in light blue lettering; 2000, Birkhauser Basel Publishing; 404 pages; "Steel Construction Manual, " by Helmut C. Schulitz, et al.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Architecture 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.
