Building Anatomy An Illustrated Guide to How Structures Work

Eliminate Costly and Potentially Disastrous Conceptual Errors in Your Next Structural Design Make sure your next building project is free of the conceptual errors that can cause structural failure with McGraw-Hill's Building Anatomy: An Illustrated Guide to How Structures Work. Packed with a wealth of informative diagrams and illustrations, this essential volume drills deep into the concepts behind structural systems to give you a critical understanding of how they work. From potential loads, load combinations, and superstructure to lateral support systems, foundations, and site soil and geology, Building Anatomy delivers easy access to critical information, to help you: Select structural systems based on the pros and cons of each system Size and arrange major structural components Identify concerns for each type of structural system Anticipate probable failure scenarios Explain each system's behavior under loads such as seismic and wind Understand construction issues encountered during fabrication and erection of each structural type And more!Wahl, Iver is the author of 'Building Anatomy An Illustrated Guide to How Structures Work', published 2006 under ISBN 9780071432139 and ISBN 0071432132.