Steel Construction Manual (Birkhäuser / Edition Detail 2000) documents all aspects of steel as a construction material from historical development to contemporary use in architecture. The book is a part of Edition Detail’s manuals that provide important reference works in the specialist literature of this field.
Steel is one of the most versatile materials available in the construction industry and its many applications have enabled architects and engineers to go far beyond what was once considered possible. [This book] documents all aspects of steel as a construction material, first looking at the historical development of building with steel. This is followed by several chapters which examine to a high degree of technical detail the physical properties of the material, the principles of construction utilizing steel and the wide range of steel elements and their applications. the final chapter presents 54 examples which illustrate the many applications of steel in construction – from simple halls to complex multistorey buildings.
– Steel Construction Manual (Birkhäuser / Edition Detail, 2000), excerpt from the book description
The text is in English. The book is richly lavishly illustrated with photographs and architectural detail drawings.
Our copy in stock is in good condition. The pages are clean, no markings. The binding is fine. The dust jacket shows only some small traces of edge wear, shelf wear and use.
