Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (726 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B009G1PHP2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 586 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. J. E. Gordon, a professor at the University of Reading, is renowned for his research in plastics, crystals, and new materials
Book Review Number One: year 2017 Structures: Or why things don’t fall down A very interesting book, covering a wide field of topics, from the ground up you might say.Basic concepts of forces are addressed. Compression, tension, shear and torsion forces, and their occurrence in everything from bridges, ancient coliseums, trees, boats and human biology. This, the a. The book is written sort of like a narrative What this book does very well is demonstrate the scientific process from a practical and engineering perspective. The book is written sort of like a narrative, and the historical descriptions take on a nearly first-person feel to it. It's almost like 'you' can experience the evolution of thought and understanding of structural mechanics. Five Stars Clarence Darrow I thought this would be a bit dry, but it's geared toward the layperson, and it's informative and entertaining.
Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its founding principles in accessible, witty prose.. E. J. For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eight lanes of traffic, how dams hold back-or give way under-thousands of gallons of water, or what principles guide the design of a skyscraper or a kangaroo, this book will ease your anxiety and answer your questions
It reads easily and has immense charm."Architect's Journal. "It is really, really good if you want a primer on structural design."Elon Musk"Rich and readablepersonal, witty, and ironic."Scientific American"Here we have the conversation in unbuttoned mood of a learned engineer with wide sympathies about his art, its history, its range, and the silly things which happen