Kurrer, Karl-Eugen.

The history of the theory of structures : searching for equilibrium / Karl-Eugen Kurrer. - Second edition. - 1 online resource. - Construction history .

The tasks and aims of a historical study of the theory of structures -- Learning from history: 12 introductory essays -- The first fundamental engineering science disciplines: theory of structures and applied mechanics -- From masonry arch to elastic arch -- The history of earth pressure theory -- The beginnings of a theory of structures -- The discipline-formation period of theory of structures -- From construction with iron to modern structural steelwork -- Member analysis conquers the third dimension: the spatial framework -- Reinforced concrete's influence on theory of structures -- The consolidation period of theory of structures -- The development and establishment of computational statics -- Thirteen scientific controversies in mechanics and theory of structures -- Perspectives for a historical theory of structures -- Brief biographies of 260 protagonists of theory of structures.

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Structural analysis (Engineering)--History.
Statics--History.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General.
Statics.
Structural analysis (Engineering)


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