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# Clear charts & tables Well-indexed & cross-referenced In-depth structural failure analysis Why Buildings Fall Down: Why Structures Fail

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## Summary

> 🏗️ Unlock the secrets behind every structural failure — because knowing why is the first step to building better!

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## Key Features

- • **Browse Your Curiosity:** Well-organized chapters and indexing let you jump straight to topics that spark your interest.
- • **Engineer-Approved Insight:** Recommended by civil engineering lecturers for a perfect blend of technical depth and readability.
- • **Entertaining & Educational:** A rare engineering book that makes learning about failures genuinely captivating and fun.
- • **Master Structural Failures:** Explore real-world collapse cases from antiquity to modern day with expert clarity.
- • **Visual Learning Powerhouse:** Engage with detailed diagrams, drawings, and charts that simplify complex engineering concepts.

## Overview

Why Buildings Fall Down: Why Structures Fail is a highly rated, well-illustrated engineering book that examines the causes of structural failures throughout history. Featuring clear charts, detailed diagrams, and a user-friendly index, it offers both technical professionals and curious readers an engaging, informative experience recommended by experts.

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Buy Why Buildings Fall Down: Why Structures Fail Illustrated by Levy, Matthys, Salvadori, Mario, Woest, Kevin (ISBN: 9780393311525) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: Interesting for technical and entertaining for nontechnical. - Describes various structural failures from antiquity to present day and their causes. Each chapter treats of a different type/cause of failure and is is well cross referenced and indexed so you can browse and skip around to find what interests you. Of particular interest to me as an engineer were tables like steel Strength vs Temperature in the chapter entitled Terror From The Skies. The diagrams, drawings, and charts are clear and easy to understand. This is a serious albeit entertaining work.
Review: Like my review of the other book - Like my review of the other book, Why Buildings Stand Up, this was a very interesting, informative, and engaging read. It was recommended by one of my Civil Engineering lecturers, and was not disappointed. If anyone's sick of Engineering books sucking the fun out of the subject, I strongly suggest you give reading this book a try.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 221,796 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 203 in Engineering Teaching Aids 5,084 in Other Reference by Subject 25,329 in Arts & Photography (Books) |
| Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (245) |
| Dimensions  | 15.49 x 2.54 x 23.62 cm |
| Edition  | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10  | 039331152X |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0393311525 |
| Item weight  | 1.05 kg |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 352 pages |
| Publication date  | 17 Feb. 2002 |
| Publisher  | WW Norton & Co |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting for technical and entertaining for nontechnical.
*by C***. on 24 August 2021*

Describes various structural failures from antiquity to present day and their causes. Each chapter treats of a different type/cause of failure and is is well cross referenced and indexed so you can browse and skip around to find what interests you. Of particular interest to me as an engineer were tables like steel Strength vs Temperature in the chapter entitled Terror From The Skies. The diagrams, drawings, and charts are clear and easy to understand. This is a serious albeit entertaining work.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Like my review of the other book
*by L***B on 2 March 2017*

Like my review of the other book, Why Buildings Stand Up, this was a very interesting, informative, and engaging read. It was recommended by one of my Civil Engineering lecturers, and was not disappointed. If anyone's sick of Engineering books sucking the fun out of the subject, I strongly suggest you give reading this book a try.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ a must for the aspiring engineer
*by S***E on 10 January 2015*

one of my favourite books I often buy it for friends, explains common complex issues and their consequences simply - a must for the aspiring engineer

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