Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall down

by J. E. Gordon (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2003

  $19.54

  For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eight lanes of traffic, how dams hold back-or give way under-thousands of gallons of water, or what principles guide the design of a skyscraper or a kangaroo, this book will ease your anxiety and answer your questions. J. E. Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its founding principles in accessible, witty prose.

• Used

  Paperback
  1978

  $3.80

• New

  Paperback
  1991

  $14.18

  In The New Science of Strong Materials the author made plain the secrets of materials science. In this volume he explains the importance and properties of different structures.