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Title: The Stone Skeleton : Structural Engineering of Masonry Architecture by Jacques Heyman ISBN: 0-521-62963-2 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 03 July, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Not for the layman
Comment: There's no doubting this is an authoratative book. It's based on an article that first appeared in a professional journal, and I feel that is its real audience. I found myself in trouble shortly after the introduction, despite a couple of mechanics courses in graduate school. You may have better luck, but I think only practicing structural engineers will be able to enjoy this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: for people who enjoy engineering and masonry architecture
Comment: This is definitely a very well written book concerning structural engineering applied to medieval type of buildings. The practice at that time was driven by principles of geometry and physical proportion, and generally speaking masonry structures work well under this scheme.
The Stone Skeleton is a book that will catch the interest of students and even professional structural engineers who enjoy learning about both gothic cathedrals and buildings designed in a similar way.
A structural analysis textbook may come in handy should someone wishes to go deeper into the mathematical concepts of elastic versus plastic structural analysis and the design of domes and vaults. Other structural elements such as piers, pinnacles, flying buttresses and subjects such as cracking and settlements are also briefly discussed.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Stone Skeleton
Comment: A great beginners book on solid stone structures of magnificent proportions. More an engineers book than a layman, the structural aspects of how piling stones on top of each other can withstand bombing, when steel structures can not. I don't think I'll ever walk into a cathedral again without marveling at the fact that the stones don't just fall down! It is amazing information that awes you and gives you a real appreciation for the art of the stone architecture where the structure drove the design - not the other way around.
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Title: The Construction of Gothic Cathedrals: A Study of Medieval Vault Erection by John Fitchen ISBN: 0226252035 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: April, 1997 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Historical Building Construction: Design, Materials, and Technology by Donald Friedman ISBN: 0393702006 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: June, 1995 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
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Title: Chartres Cathedral: Illustrations, Introductory Essay, Documents, Analysis, Criticism (Norton Critical Studies in Art History) by Robert Branner ISBN: 0393314383 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: August, 1996 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture by Cyril M. Harris ISBN: 048624444X Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 March, 1983 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Stonework: Techniques and Projects by Charles McRaven, Elizabeth McHale ISBN: 0882669761 Publisher: Storey Books Pub. Date: October, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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