Statics and Strength of Materials for Architecture and Building Construction

by Barry S. Onouye, Kevin Kane

Intended for students and professionals in architecture, construction, and civil engineering technology, this text is intended as the next step after a basic introduction to structures. The authors employ a highly visual, non-calculus approach. The first part of the book covers statics while the second part covers strength of materials.

Genres: Architecture, Reference

624 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1998

Reviews

[Landon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this book for my basic principles of structures class. This book gives you a lot of information that is needed for class and even if you aren't taken that course that I was in. This book has big helpings mainly to enhance the experiences of learning what would otherwise be difficult or at the least abstract ideas in statics. The thrust is architecture, this book goes beyond architecture into engineering. Excellent for community college or university courses in construction, architecture, and mechanics.

[Shelby · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not that the book was poorly done. I just despise this class to be honest.

[Gagan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book's intention is to drive a regular human being crazy because I couldn't stop thinking about beams after reading it.
What do you do with one beam, what do you do with two beams, what do you do when you put them together.
I will never become a civil engineer because of this book.