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Why Buildings Fall Down : How Structures Fail
Overview
Whenever a building, bridge, tunnel or dam collapses, it is front page news. Now two of the world's premier structural engineers take readers on a journey through the history of structural disasters, from the Parthenon and Rome's Coliseum to the Hyatt Regency in Kansas City and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. 200 illustrations.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780393311525
- ISBN-10: 039331152X
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Publish Date: February 2002
- Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
- Page Count: 352
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