Download or read book Special Structural Topics written by Paul W. McMullin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special Structural Topics covers specialty structural situations for students and professional architects and engineers, such as soil mechanics, structural retrofit, structural integrity, cladding design, blast considerations, vibration, and structural sustainability. As part of the Architect’s Guidebooks to Structures series, it provides a comprehensive overview using both imperial and metric units of measurement with more than 150 images. As a compact summary of key ideas, it is ideal for anyone needing a quick guide to specialty structural considerations.