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Usually ships in 9-17 business days | | | | | | Students discover the basic principles necessary to build all types of structures used in everyday life including bridges, skyscrapers, and other architectural gems. Line art illustrations help to explain projects that demonstrate how these principles keep structures solid. Perfect for kids who wonder why, and love to figure things out! All projects are easily done with materials found around-the-house.
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Mario Salvadori | | Paperback: | 160 pages | | Publisher: | Chicago Review Press | | Publication Date: | March 01, 2000 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1556520808 | | Product Length: | 9.95 inches | | Product Width: | 7.48 inches | | Product Height: | 0.42 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.75 pounds | | Package Length: | 9.95 inches | | Package Width: | 7.48 inches | | Package Height: | 0.42 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 6 reviews |
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53 of 54 found the following review helpful:
Inspiring Jan 17, 2005
By A. Patrick
"Graduate Structural Engineer"
A dear friend gave me this book for my ninth birthday back in 1990. Today, I am a structural engineering associate with a major forensic engineering firm, and I know that much of my fascination with the field began with Salvadori's riveting explanations of the basic principles of structural design. This book is incredible for any kid with any scientific inclination!
53 of 54 found the following review helpful:
 Really good high school-level treatment of structural forces Dec 27, 1999
By Ryan Lanham
For a person who wonders why a bridge is shaped the way it is, or why buildings lean and don't fall, this is an ideal introduction. Useful for anyone interested in structures (e.g. model railroad truss work, furniture design, etc.) and would be very good for a student interested in civil or construction engineering as a future career.
15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
easily understand the engineering of structures Jul 09, 2006
By Shantara
"remodel. repair. new construction. architecture. design. tool Xpert. teacher. blogthor."
i love this book! it truly explains why buildings behave the way they do and why they are built the way they are. it takes complicated engineeriing and makes it simple, very simple. every principle has an easy to follow sketch and example. this book is a must for architects, engineers, builders or anyone who wants to go behind the scenes and understand the 'why' of buildings. many of the principles and examples only apply to large scale commercial projects like high rises and bridges, so it may not be pertinent for the home builder, but i'd still recommend it. i love to understand why i build houses a certain way. this book explains basic building principles.
48 of 58 found the following review helpful:
If it had been around... Jan 30, 2000
I've been rereading this lately. This morning I showed everybody in the restaurant where I was eating the book saying, "if this had been around when I was in middle school or junior high, I expect that I would be an architect or structural engineer now.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Perfect for young builders Apr 22, 2010
By L. Alarcon
My 12 year-old son has a love of architecture and design so we purchased this book as a supplement to his homeschooling studies. It contains many physics and engineering principles but is written in such a way as to hold a child's interest. It has simple model building activities to make that demonstrate the topic of each chapter.
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