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050			_aTH 441 .L48 1992
100			_aLevy, Matthys. _eauthor
245		0	_aWhy buildings fall down : _bhow structures fail / _cMatthys Levy and Mario Salvadori
260			_aNew York : _bW.W. Norton & Company, Inc., _cc1992
300			_a334 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes index.
505			_aThe First structural failure -- Miracle on thirty-fourth street -- Will the Pantheon stand up forever? -- For lack of redundancy -- Big bangs -- The Day the Earth shook -- Galloping Gertie -- When metals tire -- Thruways to eternity -- The Weaknesses of Mother Earth -- Valley of tears -- The House of cards -- Structural dermatology -- Old-age death -- The Worst structural disaster in the United States -- The Politics of destruction -- The Structure of the law -- Conclusion : can we prevent future failure?.
520			_aIt seemed almost unavoidable that having written a book entitled Why Buildings stand up, I should be pushed by my friends (and my wonderfully friendly editor, Edwin Barber) to write another called -what else? - Why Buildings Fall Down.
650			_aBUILDINGS
700			_aSalvadori, Mario. _eco-author
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