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01772aam a2200313Ii 4500 001 83FF1FC86B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 140228t20142014sz ace b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 3038215643 020 $a 9783038215646 035 $a (OCoLC)871243145 040 $a ERASA $b eng $e rda $c ERASA $d YDXCP $d UWW $d OHX $d OCLCO $d DEBBG $d BTCTA $d UKMGB $d UNL $d IXA $d VGM $d JPG $d IWA $d SILO 050 4 $a TA684 B59x 2014 100 1 $a Boake, Terri Meyer, $e author. 245 10 $a Diagrid structures : $b systems, connections, details / $c Terri Meyer Boake. 264 1 $a Basel : $b Birkh©Ãuser, $c [2014] 300 $a 183 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color), plans, portrait ; $c 28 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 178) and indexes. 520 8 $a Diagrids are load-bearing structures made of steel diagonal grids. They were first used in the great buildings of the turn of the millennium, such as the Swiss Re Tower in London ("The Gherkin") and the Hearst Magazine Tower in New York City. Dagrids owe their ensuing popularity not only to their stunning aesthetic value, but also to their very tangible benefits: lateral loading capacity, a massive saving of material, a significant gain in open, usable floor area, and increased flexibility in accommodating geometries. 650 0 $a Steel, Structural $x Design and construction. 650 0 $a Building, Iron and steel $x Design and construction. 650 0 $a Architecture, Modern. 650 0 $a Architecture, Domestic $x History $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Architecture, Domestic $x History $y 20th century. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826092226.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=83FF1FC86B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search