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008 170220s2014||||th 000 0 eng d |
020 ^a9783038215646 |
050 00 ^aTA684^b.B59 2014 |
100 1 ^aBoake, Terri Meyer,^eauthor |
245 10 ^aDiagrid structures :^bsystems, connections, details /^cTerri Meyer Boake |
300 ^a183 pages :^billustrations (chiefly color), plans,portrait ;^c28 cm |
504 ^aIncludes bibliographical references (page 178) and indexes |
520 8 ^aDiagrids are load-bearing structures made of steel diagonal grids. They were first used in the great buildings of the turn of the millennium, such as the SwissRe Tower in London (^"The Gherkin^") and the Hearst MagazineTower in New York City. Dagrids owe their ensuing popularity not only to their stunning aesthetic value, butalso to their very tangible benefits: lateral loading capacity, a massive saving of material, a significant gainin open, usable floor area, and increased flexibility in accommodating geometries |
650 0 ^aSteel, Structural^xDesign and construction |
650 0 ^aBuilding, Iron and steel^xDesign and construction |
650 0 ^aArchitecture, Modern |
650 0 ^aArchitecture, Domestic^xHistory^y21st century |
650 0 ^aArchitecture, Domestic^xHistory^y20th century |
999 ^aปวีนา ภู่ทอง |