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.