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• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Building Structures
• BUILDING STRUCTURES
• A HISTORICAL SURVEY
• ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES
• STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS
• STRUCTURAL PLANNING
• Chapter 2: Structural Patterns
• STRUCTURAL PATTERNS
• STRUCTURAL GRIDS
• REGULAR GRIDS
• IRREGULAR GRIDS
• TRANSITIONAL PATTERNS
• PATTERNS IN CONTEXT
• Chapter 3: Horizontal Spans
• HORIZONTAL SPANS
• HORIZONTAL SPANNING SYSTEMS
• CONCRETE SPANNING SYSTEMS
• STEEL SPANNING SYSTEMS
• WOOD SPANNING SYSTEMS
• CANTILEVERS
• IRREGULAR BAYS
• CORNER BAYS
• Chapter 4: Vertical Dimensions
• VERTICAL DIMENSIONS
• VERTICAL SUPPORTS
• COLUMNS
• WALLS
• ROOF STRUCTURES
• Chapter 5: Lateral Stability
• LATERAL STABILITY
• WIND
• EARTHQUAKES
• LATERAL-FORCE-RESISTING MECHANISMS
• LATERAL-FORCE-RESISTING SYSTEMS
• Chapter 6: Long-Span Structures
• LONG-SPAN STRUCTURES
• LONG-SPAN BEAMS
• LONG-SPAN TRUSSES
• LONG-SPAN ARCHES
• CABLE STRUCTURES
• MEMBRANE STRUCTURES
• PLATE STRUCTURES
• SHELL STRUCTURES
• Chapter 7: High-Rise Structures
• HIGH-RISE STRUCTURES
• FORCES ON HIGH-RISE STRUCTURES
• TYPES OF HIGH-RISE STRUCTURES
• STABILIZING HIGH-RISE STRUCTURES
• DAMPING MECHANISMS
• Chapter 8: Systems Integration
• SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
• BUILDING SYSTEMS
• VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION
• HORIZONTAL DISTRIBUTION
• INTEGRATION STRATEGIES
• Bibliography
• Index