a ISBN 0-393-306763-

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Classification number TA633

b Item number .S25 1990

a Personal name Salvadori, Mario George.

a Title Why buildings stand up :

b Remainder of title the strength of architecture /

c Statement of responsibility, etc Mario Salvadori ; illustrations by Saralinda Hooker and Christopher Ragus.

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Norton,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 1990.

a Extent 232 p. :

b Other physical details ill. ;

c Dimensions 24 cm.

a General note Includes index.

a General note "First published as a Norton paperback 1990"

a Formatted contents note Structures -- The pyramids -- Loads -- Materials -- Beams and columns -- Houses -- Skyscrapers -- The Eiffel Tower -- Bridges -- The Brooklyn Bridge -- Form-resistant structures -- The unfinished cathedral -- Domes -- Hagia Sophia -- Tents and balloons -- The hanging sky -- The message of struture.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Structural engineering

a Personal name Hooker Saralinda

a Personal name Ragus Christopher