Download or read book Basics Concrete Construction written by Katrin Hanses and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2017-05-22 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concrete is the “modern” construction material that has helped shape the fundamental static principles of structural load bearing. Similar to masonry, concrete effectively transmits pressure downward, but its weak point is tractive forces. Concrete has also enabled freer use of architectonic forms. This title imparts the basic knowledge every architect needs to master for planning reinforced and non-reinforced concrete construction.