Book review: Transparent shells: Form, topology, structure

Author: Ian Liddell

Date published

1 September 2016

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Book review: Transparent shells: Form, topology, structure

The Structural Engineer

Author

Ian Liddell

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 9, 2016, Page(s) 48-49

Date published

1 September 2016

Author

Ian Liddell

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 9, 2016, Page(s) 48-49

Price

Free

This book will prove useful to engineers and architects in the concept design stage of a transparent shell, concludes Ian Liddell, although it is not technical enough to be used for detail design and construction purposes.

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Format:
PDF
Pages:
48-49
Publisher:
The Institution of Structural Engineers

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