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001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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13675040 |
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20230528024422.0 |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
fixed length control field |
040803s2003 nyua b 001 0 eng d |
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2004556458 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780306812835 |
Qualifying information |
paperback |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
Language of cataloging |
eng |
Transcribing agency |
DLC |
Modifying agency |
EG-CaTKH |
Description conventions |
rda |
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
TA645 |
Item number |
.G65 2003 |
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
624.171 GO.S 2003 |
Edition number |
23 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Gordon, J. E. |
Fuller form of name |
(James Edward), |
Dates associated with a name |
1913-1998, |
Relator term |
author. |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Structures, or, Why things don't fall down / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. |
J.E. Gordon. |
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
Edition statement |
Second Da Capo Press edition 2003 |
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York : |
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Da Capo Press, |
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2003. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
395 pages : |
Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
Dimensions |
24 cm. |
336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
Content type term |
text |
Content type code |
txt |
Source |
rdacontent |
337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
Media type term |
unmediated |
Media type code |
n |
Source |
rdamedia |
338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
Carrier type term |
volume |
Carrier type code |
nc |
Source |
rdacarrier |
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
General note |
Originally published: Harmondsworth : Penguin Books, 1978. |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 388-390) and index. |
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Foreword -- The structure in our lives : or how to communicate with engineers -- Part I. The difficult birth of the science of elasticity. Why structures carry loads : or the springiness of solids ; The invention of stress and strain : or Baron Cauchy and the decipherment of Young's modulus ; Designing for safety : or can you really trust strength calculations? ; Strain energy and modern fracture mechanics : with a digression on bows, catapults and kangaroos -- Part II. Tension structures. Tension structures and pressure vessels : with some remarks on boilers, bats and Chinese junks ; Joints, fastenings and people : also about creep and chariot wheels ; Soft materials and living structures : or how to design a worm -- Part III. Compression and bending structures. Walls, arches and dams : or cloud-capp'd towers and the stability of masonry ; Something about bridges : or Saint Bénezèt and Saint Isambard ; The advantage of being a beam : with observations on roofs, trusses and masts ; The mysteries of shear and torsion : or Polaris and the bias-cut nightie ; The various ways of failing in compression : or sandwiches, skulls and Dr. Euler -- Part IV. And the consequence was ... The philosophy of design : or the shape, the weight and the cost ; A chapter of accidents : a study in sin, error and metal fatigue ; Efficiency and aesthetics : or the world we have to live in -- Appendix 1. Handbooks and formulae -- Appendix 2. Beam theory -- Appendix 3. Torsion -- Appendix 4. The efficiency of columns and panels under compression loads. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc. |
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, a bias-cut dress, or a kangaroo, this book will ease your anxiety and answer your questions. Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down is an informal explanation of the basic forces that hold together the ordinary and essential things of this world;from buildings and bodies to flying aircraft and eggshells. In a style that combines wit, a masterful command of his subject, and an encyclopedic range of reference, Gordon includes such chapters as "How to Design a Worm" and "The Advantage of Being a Beam," offering humorous insights in human and natural creation. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Structural analysis (Engineering) |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Structural engineering. |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
Koha item type |
Books |
998 ## - LOCAL CONTROL INFORMATION (RLIN) |
Cataloger's name |
huda.mahmoud |
Cataloging process |
M |
First Date, FD (RLIN) |
20220414 |
998 ## - LOCAL CONTROL INFORMATION (RLIN) |
Cataloger's name |
mona.romia |
Cataloging process |
R |
First Date, FD (RLIN) |
20220414 |
240 00 - UNIFORM TITLE |
Uniform title |
Structures |
246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
Title proper/short title |
Structures |
246 30 - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
Title proper/short title |
Why things don't fall down |
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