Structures, or, Why things don't fall down / (Record no. 57)

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LC control number 2004556458
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International Standard Book Number 9780306812835
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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.
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Extent 395 pages :
Other physical details illustrations ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
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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.
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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.
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Uniform title Structures
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Title proper/short title Structures
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Title proper/short title Why things don't fall down
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