Mario Salvadori (1907–1997)
Auteur de L'Architecture des Pyramides aux Gratte-Ciel
A propos de l'auteur
Mario Salvadori (1907-1997) was James Renwick Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering and Professor Emeritus of Architecture at Columbia University, an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects, and author of eighteen books, including (with Matthys Levy) Why Buildings Fall Down
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Œuvres de Mario Salvadori
The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects (Ziggurat Book) (1990) 263 exemplaires
Math Games for Middle School: Challenges and Skill-Builders for Students at Every Level (1998) 26 exemplaires
Architecture and Engineering: An Illustrated Teacher's Manual on Why Buildings Stand Up (Annals of the New York Academy (1983) 5 exemplaires
Numerical methods in engineering 3 exemplaires
The Mathematical Solutions to Engineering Problems 2 exemplaires
Paper Bridges Strength Through Form 1 exemplaire
Paper Bridges: An Illustrated Teacher's Manual 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1907-03-19
- Date de décès
- 1997-06-25
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Italy
- Lieu de naissance
- Rome, Italy
- Lieu du décès
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Études
- University of Rome (PhD x 2)
- Professions
- professor emeritus
mathematician
engineer - Organisations
- Columbia University
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 19
- Membres
- 1,714
- Popularité
- #14,983
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 21
- ISBN
- 45
- Langues
- 5
He then discusses specific buildings that either have, or have not, collapsed, and delves into the reasons that explain what happened. In particular, he reviews very interesting cases in which buildings failed because of a lack of understanding of the effects of wind, sand, soil settlement, heat, or snow, to name some common problems. In one example, he offers the fascinating anecdote of how a dome collapsed because of uneven snow loads caused by wind direction and tendency for drifting. He goes into great detail about particular failures that would be well-known to readers, such as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and the catastrophic collapse of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency walkways in 1981.
This book is much less technical and more interesting that his previous book, “Why Buildings Stand Up.”… (plus d'informations)