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Index
Cover page
Halftitle page
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Preface
List of illustrations
Chapter 1: Everything has structure
The intimacy of engineering and architecture
Three perspectives
How do forces flow?
Chapter 2: Does form follow function?
Structures are naturally lazy
Shells rely on shape
Force pathways are degrees of freedom
Chapter 3: From Stonehenge to skyscrapers
Introducing the artist engineers
The separation widens
The professions fragment
Chapter 4: Understanding structure
Some structures are relatively easy to determine
Determining the indeterminate
Solutions using virtual work
The finite element method
Chapter 5: Movers and shakers
Dynamic equilibrium
Looking down the structural hierarchy
There are several forms of instability
Chapter 6: Resilience
Resilience is the key
Several groups of limit states
Risk is in the future
Glossary
References
Further reading
Index
Social media
Online Catalogue
The Laws of Thermodynamics
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