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The Stone Skeleton: Structural Engineering of Masonry Architecture

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Availability:In StockContributor:Jacques HeymanPublish date:1/8/2026Pages:216
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781009682367ISBN-10:1009682369UPC:9781009682367Book Category:Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:CivilSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.46 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCP14R623E

The Stone Skeleton: Structural Engineering of Masonry Architecture

What is the timescale for the settlement and cracking of an old stone building? How do the elegant flying buttresses of a Gothic cathedral safely transfer thrust to the foundations? What is the effect of bell-ringing on a church tower? These and other questions pertinent to the upkeep of old stone structures are answered in this clear and authoritative guide, now revised in a new edition. With a...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781009682367ISBN-10:1009682369UPC:9781009682367Book Category:Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:CivilSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.46 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCP14R623E
Heyman, Jacques: - Jacques Heyman is a structural engineer and Emeritus Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge and was previously Professor and Head of the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. He has contributed substantially to plastic theory and initiated its application to masonry structures and was consulting engineer to many cathedrals, including Ely Cathedral and Westminster...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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2nd Edition

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Jacques Heyman

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