Falling glass problems and solutions in contemporary architecture

Problems in construction have existed for as long as architecture itself has enclosed our spaces, and the types of defects and their causes are as varied as the architecture itself. Particularly in glass structures there have been some catastrophic problems in recent years. In a sense it would seem...

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Main Author: Loughran, Patrick (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basel Birkhauser 2003
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