TY - BOOK ID - 32058424 TI - The stone skeleton : structural engineering of masonry architecture PY - 1995 SN - 0521472709 0521629632 9780521629638 9780521472708 9781107050310 1107050316 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Building, Stone KW - Plastic analysis (Engineering) KW - Structural analysis (Engineering) KW - #KVIV:BB KW - 693.2 KW - Skeletbouw ; steen ; metselwerk ; structurele analyse KW - 624.07 KW - 693.7 KW - Architectural engineering KW - Engineering, Architectural KW - Structural mechanics KW - Structures, Theory of KW - Structural engineering KW - Analysis, Plastic KW - Limit analysis (Engineering) KW - Plastic analysis (Theory of structures) KW - Ultimate strength analysis KW - Stone building KW - Stone construction KW - Building KW - 693.7 Floor tiling. Wall tiling. Paving. Paviour's trade. Asphalt work KW - Floor tiling. Wall tiling. Paving. Paviour's trade. Asphalt work KW - 624.07 Structural elements. Load-bearing members KW - Structural elements. Load-bearing members KW - Metselwerk van baksteen KW - Construction en pierre KW - Analyse plastique (Ingénierie) KW - Constructions, Théorie des KW - Building, Stone. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32058424 AB - 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? And what is the effect of wind on a stone spire, or bell-ringing on a church tower? These and many other questions pertinent to the upkeep of old stone structures are answered in this clear and authoritative guide. With a firm scientific basis, but without the use of complex mathematics, the author provides a thorough and intuitive understanding of masonry structures. The basis of masonry analysis is introduced in the first two chapters, after which individual structures - including piers, pinnacles, towers, vaults and domes - are considered in more detail. This lucid and informative text will be of particular interest to structural engineers, practising architects and others involved in the renovation and care of old stone buildings. ER -