Thames & Kosmos Architectural Engineering - Table of Contents

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Important Information and Assembly Tips ................. Inside front cover
Kit Contents ....................................................................................................... 
Table of Contents ............................................................................................. 
What Is Architectural Engineering? ............................................................. 
Models of Basic Architectural Elements:
Square and braced square .................................................................................. 4
Cylinder and braced cylinder ............................................................................ 5
Flexed triangle and convex polyhedron ........................................................ 6
Forces and Loads ............................................................................................. 
Triangle and triangular prism ........................................................................... 8
Square and rectangular prism .......................................................................... 9
Flat pentagon ....................................................................................................... 10
Dome made of pentagons ................................................................................ 11
Flat and bowed triangles, and simple arch ................................................ 12
Form and Function ......................................................................................... 
Intersecting arches ............................................................................................. 14
Shell ........................................................................................................................ 15
Roman arch ...........................................................................................................16
Models of Buildings:
Wrought-Iron Laice Tower ............................................................................. 17
Giant Catenary Arch .......................................................................................... 21
Ferris Wheel .......................................................................................................... 23
About the Eiffel Tower, Gateway Arch, and High Roller ....................... 
Giant Dome ........................................................................................................... 28
Olympic Stadium ................................................................................................ 30
Neo-Futuristic Skyscraper ............................................................................... 34
About the Riechstag Dome,  St Mary Axe,
and Beijing National Stadium ............................................................... 
High-Tech Hotel ................................................................................................... 38
Concrete Shell Performance Center ............................................................... 41
About the Sydney Opera House and Burj Al Arab ................................. 
Engineering Design Challenges ...................................................................... 44
More Assembly Tips ........................................................... Inside back cover
Publisher’s Information .................................................... Inside back cover
TIP!
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