Building conservation encompasses the preservation of buildings in their existing state, repair and restoration necessary for continuation of existing use, and adaptation or conservation for new use. This book is about the structural problems encountered when trying to conserve buildings. It provides the background knowledge of different types of structures, which is required to begin the conservation process, and the necessary technical advice on how to approach the variety of problems that arise. The first part of the book describes the basic principles of how structures behave in the "real world", and the principles and procedures of appraising a structure for conservation. The remainder of the book covers the individual materials (stone, wood, iron/steel, concrete) and, finally, deals with the most critical part of the building - the foundations. The text features numerous examples of conservation in practice, taken from the author's own experience. It includes coverage of buildings from medieval cathedrals and monuments to 20th-century office blocks. This book is aimed at architects, as well as structural engineers.

Structural Aspects of Building Conservation (McGraw-Hill International Series in Civil Engineering)

Arts & Photography

Beckmann, Poul

Architecture

McGraw=Hill

Structural Aspects of Building Conservation

This practical guide to the assessment and repair of historic buildings is invaluable for structural engineers, architects, surveyors and builders working in all aspects of building conservation. Taking a practical step-by-step approach, the authors discuss the appraisal of buildings and the differences in structural behaviour between new and existing structures. Each stage in the appraisal is explained, using examples from the authors' own work. Each major construction material is assessed in detail, with separate sections on masonry, concrete, timber and the particularly complex issues of iron and steel framed buildings. Techniques for testing the ability of a building to continue its existing use or to be converted to a new use are explained. · Detailed guide to appraisal and repair of historic buildings · Analyses the key differences between new and existing structures · Written by practitioners and illustrated with examples from their direct experience

Business & Money

Economics

Routledge

This practical guide to the assessment and repair of historic buildings is invaluable for structural engineers, architects, surveyors and builders working in all aspects of building conservation. Taking a practical step-by-step approach, the authors discuss the appraisal of buildings and the differences in structural behaviour between new and existing structures. Each stage in the appraisal is explained, using examples from the authors' own work. Each major construction material is assessed in detail, with separate sections on masonry, concrete, timber and the particularly complex issues of iron and steel framed buildings. Techniques for testing the ability of a building to continue its existing use or to be converted to a new use are explained.

Bowles, Robert

This book is a visual feast of beetles; its purpose is to introduce some amazing creatures who, for the most part, lead their lives and go about their business unseen. Due to their diminutive size, the majority of beetles seem to fly under the radar of human notice. The immature phases of their life cycles are spent hidden in the soil, within layers of tree bark, or in the roots of plants. The adult portion of their lives is usually brief, confined to a single season. The order Coleoptera - the beetles - has evolved over 230 million years. Shaping themselves to fit every conceivable climate and landscape on earth, they have developed a phantasmagorical diversity of shapes and sizes, colors, patterns and textures. In the beetle's natural world his fabulous decoration is the camouflage that allows the beetle to blend seamlessly into the leaf litter of the forest floor or the shiny foliage of the rainforest canopy. Bark-like texture allows a long-horned beetle to disappear on a branch, patterning on a flower beetle mimics dappled sunlight and shadow through leaves. When lifted out of the concealing clutter their beauty comes into vivid focus. They are presented here, magnified and isolated against stark white backgrounds, to allow for a close inspection and appreciation of their complex structures, varieties of form, and kaleidoscope of colors and patterns.

Living Jewels: The Natural Design of Beetles

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Prestel Pub

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Living Jewels: The Natural Design of Beetles (Minis)

Presents a collection of gogeous beetles, magnified multiple times their size and photographed in colour.

Living Jewels 2: The Magical Design of Beetles

Photography & Video

Prestel

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Structural Aspects of Building Conservation (McGraw-Hill International Series in Civil Engineering)

Structural Aspects of Building Conservation

Structural Aspects of Building Conservation

Living Jewels: The Natural Design of Beetles

Living Jewels: The Natural Design of Beetles (Minis)

Living Jewels 2: The Magical Design of Beetles