Why buildings fall down: how structures fail

 

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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Subject(s)Engineering
Author(s)Mario Salvadori, Matthya Levy
Age14-16, 16-19
Published1994
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Shelf reference720 SAL
ISN/ISBN9780393311525
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/xesxa

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