Synopses & Reviews
Due to a combination of cultural and economic factors, the past several decades have produced a marked increase in the restoration, preservation, and reuse of historic buildings. Architects and engineers involved in this burgeoning industry experience difficulty determining the basis of the original designs and the capacity of structural components and building systems. They need a dependable source of accurate and detailed information that takes the guesswork out of bringing new life to old buildings. Structural Analysis of Historic Buildings presents the actual technical data and calculation methods that were available to architects and engineers at the time a material or system was originally used. Architects and engineers will learn how to determine what kind of loads structural components were originally designed to bear, and whether specific components are still able to perform as originally intended. Using numerous case studies as well as line drawings, diagrams, and structural data taken directly from original sources, this book provides detailed structural information on foundation systems, walls and columns, floor systems, and roof systems. Ultimately, this information creates a reliable basis for modern certification by the professional who is responsible for the renewed life of the structure. For architects and engineers involved in preservation, restoration, and adaptive reuse of historic structures, Structural Analysis of Historic Buildings is an indispensable resource and a timesaving guide. It is also an important reference for students and architectural historians.
Review
"...this book offers a wealth of information..." (Journal of Architectural Conservation, November 2001)
Synopsis
Structural Analysis of Historic Buildings offers the most complete, detailed, and authentic data available on the materials, calculation methods, and design techniques used by architects and engineers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It provides today's building professionals with information needed to analyze, modify, and certify historic buildings for modern use. Among many important features of this book not available in any other single volume are:
- More than 350 line drawings and diagrams taken directly from original sources such as Carnegie Steele Company's Pocket Companion (1893) and Frank Kidder's The Architect's and Builder's Pocketbook (1902)
- Hard-to-find data on period structural components, such as cast-iron columns and beams, wrought-iron columns and beams, and fireproof terra cotta floor arches
- Methods for determining what kind of loads structural components were originally designed to bear and methods to determine if they are still capable of performing as intended
- Extensive coverage of historical foundation systems and empirical design methods for load-bearing masonry buildings
Synopsis
Mit Hilfe der Statikanalyse wird der Zustand der Bausubstanz und Konstruktionssysteme eines Bauwerkes untersucht. Wenn Probleme am Bauwerk entstehen, f hren Statiker eine solche Analyse durch, um die am besten geeigneten Korrekturm glichkeiten zu bestimmen. Auch Architekten m ssen ber Grundkenntnisse in der Baustatik verf gen, um Geb ude entwerfen zu k nnen, die ihre Funktion optimal erf llen und um mit anderen Kollegen des Bauteams effektiv zusammenzuarbeiten. Au erdem m ssen Architekten in der Lage sein, selbst eine Statikanalyse durchzuf hren, wenn sie ein vorhandenes Geb ude umbauen wollen.
Dieses Buch ist ein wichtiges Nachschlagewerk f r jeden, der historische Bauten umbauen und ver ndern will. Es ist dar ber hinaus ein n tzlicher Leitfaden zu technischen Daten und Berechnungsmethoden, die den Architekten und Statikern damals zur Verf gung standen, als das Baumaterial oder Konstruktionssystem eingesetzt wurde. Mit einer F lle praktischer Informationen bietet es die Grundlage f r moderne Zertifizierung durch den Experten.
Synopsis
Structural Analysis of Historic Buildings offers the most' complete, detailed, and authentic data available on the materials, calculation methods, and design techniques used by architects and engineers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It provides today's building professionals with information needed to analyze, modify, and certify historic buildings for modern use. Among the many important features of this book not available in any other single volume are:
* More than 350 line drawings and diagrams taken directly from original sources such as the Carnegie Steele Company's Pocket Companion (1893) and Frank Kidder's The Architect's and Builder's Pocketbook (1902)
* Hard-to-find data on period structural components, such as cast-iron columns and beams, wrought-iron columns and beams, and fireproof terra cotta floor arches
* Methods for determining what kind of loads structural components were originally designed to bear and methods to determine if they are still capable of performing as intended
* Extensive coverage of historical foundation systems and empirical design methods for load-bearing masonry buildings
For any building professional involved in the rapidly growing field of restoring, preserving, and adapting historic buildings, Structural Analysis of Historic Buildings is an invaluable structural handbook.
Synopsis
For any building professional involved in the rapidly growing field of restoring, preserving, and adapting historic buildings, Structural Analysis of Historic Buildings is an invaluable structural handbook.
About the Author
J. STANLEY RABUN, PhD, PE, NCARB, is a registered engineer and registered architect and professor of Architecture at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He has taught courses in historic preservation technology, and architectural structures for more than twenty years. A respected consulting architect and structural engineer, Professor Rabun was recently presented with a prestigious research award from Architecture magazine.
Table of Contents
Assessment Methodology: Material Chronology, Early Building Laws, and Loads.
Foundation Systems of American Historic Buildings.
Historic American Building Systems: Walls and Columns.
Historic American Floor Systems -
Beams.
Historic American Roof Systems: Lateral Bracing of Buildings.
The Historic Material Assessment.
Bibliography.
Index.