Structural Design for Architecture.pdf

STRUCTURAL DESIGN
FOR ARCHITECTURE
ANGUS J MACDONALD
Structural Design for Architecture
Angus J. Macdonald
Architectural Press
Architectural Press
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First published 1997
Reprinted 1998
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Macdonald, Angus J.
Structural design for architecture
1. Architectural design 2. Structural design

721
ISBN 0 7506 3090 6
Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data
Macdonald, Angus, 1945-
Structural design for architecture/Angus J. Macdonald.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0 7506 3090 6
1. Buildings. 2. Structural Design. 3. Architectural design.
1. Title.
97-27237
624. 1'771-dc21 CIP
Composition by Scribe Design, Gillingham, Kent
Printed and bound in Great Britain
Contents
Foreword vii A brief introduction to concrete
Preface ix technology 118
Structural forms for reinforced concrete
Acknowledgements xi
130
1 Structure and arc