Mario Salvadori (1907–1997)
Auteur van Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture
Over de 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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Werken van Mario Salvadori
The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects (Ziggurat Book) (1990) 264 exemplaren
Math Games for Middle School: Challenges and Skill-Builders for Students at Every Level (1998) 26 exemplaren
Architecture and Engineering: An Illustrated Teacher's Manual on Why Buildings Stand Up (Annals of the New York Academy (1983) 5 exemplaren
Numerical methods in engineering 3 exemplaren
The Mathematical Solutions to Engineering Problems 2 exemplaren
Paper Bridges Strength Through Form 1 exemplaar
Paper Bridges: An Illustrated Teacher's Manual 1 exemplaar
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- Geboortedatum
- 1907-03-19
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1997-06-25
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- male
- Nationaliteit
- Italy
- Geboorteplaats
- Rome, Italy
- Plaats van overlijden
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Opleiding
- University of Rome (PhD x 2)
- Beroepen
- professor emeritus
mathematician
engineer - Organisaties
- Columbia University
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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.”… (meer)