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Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail | 
| Authors: Matthys Levy, Mario Salvadori
Creator: Kevin Woest
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
Buy Used: $5.97
You Save: $10.98 (65%)
Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 87612
Media: Paperback
Pages: 336
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 039331152X
Dewey Decimal Number: 690.21
EAN: 9780393311525
ASIN: 039331152X
Publication Date: 1994
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Condition: clean crisp pages--good cover with miminal wear on edges--tight binding--sku#9107
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Product Description
Although modern technologies and new materials have greatly decreased the number of structural failures in today's world, buildings still fall down. Two world-renowned structural engineers take us on an enlightening guided tour through the history of architectural and structural disasters, from ancient times to the present. B/W line drawings.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 excelent April 19, 2008
JC Arroyo (Spain)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I receipt the book very quikly and in excelent conditios of use, as a new book.
EXCELLENT BOOK April 5, 2007
Edwin Arippol
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
THE BOOKS GIVES A LAYMAN A GENERAL IDEA ABOUT STRUCTURES, ELASTICITY, STRESS AND STRAIN WITHOUT TOO MUCH MATH. IT IS WELL WRITTEN AND THE CONCEPTS ARE CLEAR AND CONCISE. THE BOOK IS EASY TO READ AND VERY ENJOYABLE.
 great book May 22, 2006
SSL (Brooklyn, NY United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am not an architect or engineer, but I found this book really fascinating. The authors explain things so that those not in the field could understand, but sometimes get too technical. The illustrations were great, but there should have been more, and some color photos would have been nice.
One thing the authors did not point out, is that hindsight is 20/20. It is almost as though they believe they would never make any errors like those they describe (though some designs they discuss really do sound irresponsible), that buildings they designed would stand forever regardless of environmental factors like earthquakes, floods, etc.
Thrilling book April 22, 2005
Tiago Ilharco (Oporto, Portugal)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm a young Civil Engineer from Portugal. Some months ago I went to New York and I found this fantastic book. I've also bought the book "Why buildings stand up" which is, again, amazing. The descriptions are in such a simple way that even lay people can understand easily the functioning of structures.
It was a pleasure to read such interesting books.
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