Why Buildings Fall Down

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Review: Why Buildings Fall Down: Why Structures Fail

Nutzerbericht - Bob - Goodreads

Good book, a riveting review of all the reasons buildings fall down. Uh, well, actually, rivets are barely mentioned, and don't appear to commonly be a factor. Very entertaining, interesting and ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

Review: Why Buildings Fall Down: Why Structures Fail

Nutzerbericht - Bill - Goodreads

Quirky. Could have been approachable to someone without structural engineer background, it's a good idea to read the appendices first. Some of the avant garde failures leave you thinking "why were they so confident it would stand up". Vollständige Rezension lesen

Review: Why Buildings Fall Down: Why Structures Fail

Nutzerbericht - Felicia Middleton - Goodreads

Great book! Explained structure in an entertaining manner. I never had this type of sustained interest in the classroom. Vollständige Rezension lesen

Review: Why Buildings Fall Down: Why Structures Fail

Nutzerbericht - Goodreads

One of my favorites. This is a great work by two very intelligent structural engineers. They explain the processes and nuances in an informal way and break everything down in a non-technical way. I ...

Review: Why Buildings Fall Down: Why Structures Fail

Nutzerbericht - Jason Mccool - Goodreads

Very good. Although it starts out a bit slow, Mr. Levy and Mr Salvadori really showcase a wide variety of structural failures from around the world and across a broad timeframe. It's a good read for ... Vollständige Rezension lesen

Review: Why Buildings Fall Down: Why Structures Fail

Nutzerbericht - Scott - Goodreads

Profound. Will change your way of looking at buildings, how they are built, and what happens to them. Vollständige Rezension lesen

Review: Why Buildings Fall Down: Why Structures Fail

Nutzerbericht - Luke - Goodreads

While the book contained a lot of interesting situations of building failure, and was fairly comprehensive, the point of each chapter is not often entirely clear. Additionally, the book seemed a bit too technical for the lay person audience that it claimed to be written for. Vollständige Rezension lesen

Review: Why Buildings Fall Down: Why Structures Fail

Nutzerbericht - Sarahandus - Goodreads

This was interesting, but for me too technical and repetitive. I didn't want to know quite that much about the reason that bolt failed. Vollständige Rezension lesen