Masted structures in architecture

This book is an essential guide for architects to the structural and constructional implications of masted forms in relation to space enclosure, patterns of loading and use of differing materials and techniques. This useful volume will enable architects and engineers to understand the origins, devel...

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Main Author: Harris, James B.
Other Authors: Li, Kevin Pui-K.
Published: Oxford Butterworth Architecture 1996
Series:Butterworth Architecture new technology series
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300 |a x, 160 p.  |b ill.  |c 31 cm. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-155) and index. 
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650 0 0 |a Cable structures. 
650 0 0 |a Roofs, Suspension. 
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