Why buildings fall down : how structures fail / Matthys Levy and Mario Salvadori ; illustrations by Kevin Woest.
| Author/creator | Levy, Matthys |
| Other author | Salvadori, Mario, 1907-1997. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : W.W. Norton, 1992. |
| Description | 334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The first structural failure -- Miracle on thirty-fourth street -- Will the Pantheon stand up forever -- For lack of redundancy -- Big bangs-- The day the earth shook -- Galloping Gertie -- When metals tire -- Thruways to eternity -- The weaknesses of mother earth -- Valley of tears -- The house of cards -- Structural dermatology -- Old-age death -- The worst structural disaster in the United States -- The politics of destruction -- The structure of the law -- Conclusion: can we prevent future failures? |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 91034954 |
| ISBN | 0393033562 : |