Logic of Machines and Structures (eBook)

Paul Sandori (Autor)

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2016
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-81615-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This study focuses on statics' original simplicity as an exercise in logic, without resort to extensive mathematical detail. Discussions of significant historical discoveries offer an enjoyable, useful view of the field. 1982 edition.

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Based on common, everyday phenomena, the principles governing the balance of forces on machines and structures are extremely straightforward. Their expression in mathematical form, however, obscures their clarity. This volume exposes the principles of statics in their original simplicity, presenting them as an exercise in logic. The modern analytical method of reasoning is carefully preserved to assist students in their grasp of the thinking that underlies mathematical methods of analysis.Suitable for architecture and engineering students as well as other readers with minimal background in mathematics, this unique treatment also restores enjoyment to the study of statics. Author Paul Sandori develops the subject using crucial highlights and discoveries in the field's historical evolution, noting the brilliant early insights and intuitions that contributed to the modern science. The text is complemented by illustrations of source materials from Galileo, Newton, and others that document the discipline's evolution.

Autor

A practicing engineer with a specialty in building science, and a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Paul Sandori served for 29 years on the faculty of the University of Toronto. He is now Senior Consultant with construction consultants Revay and Associates Ltd.

Inhalt

1. Machines and Structures2. The Lever3. The Inclined Plane4. The Beam5. Water and Air6. A Different Approach7. Summary and ProblemsBibliographyIndex 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.9.2016
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Books on Engineering
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 272 g
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Architectural studies • architecture and form • Building Design • Building Science • Engineering • engineering studies • forces on machines and structures • Galileo • governing the balance of forces • Isaac Newton • mathematical form • mathematical methods of analysis • mechanics, Civil Engineering • mechanics, Civil Engineering • Non-fiction • science and math • Simple Machines • stability of equilibrium • statics • The Beam • The Hydraulic Machine • The Inclined Plane • The Lever • Theoretical
• ISBN-10: 0-486-81615-X / 048681615X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-81615-9 / 9780486816159