The History Of Buildings – The Development Of Building Knowledge – Styles Of Architecture And Building Construction – Loadings And Aspects Of Structural Theory – Relating To Buildings – Weight And Mass – Permanent Actions Or Dead Loads – Variable Actions Or Imposed Loads – Wind Load – Accidental Actions – Seismic Action – Combinations Of Load And Factors Of Safety – Stress – Strain – Young’s Modulus Or Modulus Of Elasticity – Plastic Deformation – Buckling – Local Buckling – Second Moment Of Area – Centre Of Gravity – Lateral Torsional Buckling – Neutral Axis – Bending Force – Shear Force And Bending Moment – Deflection – Static Equilibrium – Internal Forces – Derivation Of Shear Force – Derivation Of Bending Moment – Derivation Of Deflection – Basic Theory Of Bending – Moment Of Resistance – Combined Bending And Direct Stress External And Internal Statically Determinate Structures – Connections And Restraints – Stiffness – Buildings And Load Paths – The Construction Of Buildings – Breathable And Non-Breathable Construction – Timber Frame – Stone .
