--- product_id: 5248131 title: "Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail" price: "£18.72" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/5248131-why-buildings-fall-down-how-structures-fail store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail **Price:** £18.72 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail - **How much does it cost?** £18.72 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/5248131-why-buildings-fall-down-how-structures-fail) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The authors examine buildings of all kinds, from ancient domes like Istanbul's Hagia Sophia to the state-of-the-art Hartford Civic Arena. Their subjects range from the man-caused destruction of the Parthenon to the earthquake damage of 1989 in Armenia and San Francisco. The stories that make up Why Buildings Fall Down are in the end very human ones, tales of the interaction of people and nature, of architects, engineers, builders, materials, and natural forces all coming together in sometimes dramatic (and always instructive) ways. B/W line drawings Review: Great read, let's have more. - Meticulously and simply written, beautifully illustrated. Fascinating cases from antiquity to the present. You get a real feel for the field of large structures, their conception, design, building, maintenance, and the associated personalities. I would encourage the authors to do a similar book on the World Trade Center collapses, including WTC7. Since they are associated with a company that was involved in WTC litigation, they might be in a good position to do such a review book. And they might evaluate some of the associated factors, such as extreme high temperatures in the wreckage, possible iron microspheres in the dust, ..... I found this book in the bibligraphy of a report entitled "What Did and Did not Cause Collapse of WTC Twin Towers in New York" by Zdenek P. Bazant. Bazant is a very heavy academic hitter in the field of structure analysis and behavior. His article is very technical, laying out the establishment collapse scenario, which has been contradicted by the people that want a new investigation, e.g. [...], [...]. The US Government National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) study did not pursue the actual collapse, it just studied fire, and possible structural distortion up to the moment of collapse. Bazant follows the collapse but not in a lay intelligible manner. Maybe the authors could do better. Review: Very informative - Great case studies of why buildings collapse ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #281,520 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #22 in Structural Engineering #25 in Architecture Study & Teaching (Books) #331 in Home Design & Construction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 260 Reviews | ## Images ![Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61fdikv5QZL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great read, let's have more. *by M***S on May 6, 2010* Meticulously and simply written, beautifully illustrated. Fascinating cases from antiquity to the present. You get a real feel for the field of large structures, their conception, design, building, maintenance, and the associated personalities. I would encourage the authors to do a similar book on the World Trade Center collapses, including WTC7. Since they are associated with a company that was involved in WTC litigation, they might be in a good position to do such a review book. And they might evaluate some of the associated factors, such as extreme high temperatures in the wreckage, possible iron microspheres in the dust, ..... I found this book in the bibligraphy of a report entitled "What Did and Did not Cause Collapse of WTC Twin Towers in New York" by Zdenek P. Bazant. Bazant is a very heavy academic hitter in the field of structure analysis and behavior. His article is very technical, laying out the establishment collapse scenario, which has been contradicted by the people that want a new investigation, e.g. [...], [...]. The US Government National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) study did not pursue the actual collapse, it just studied fire, and possible structural distortion up to the moment of collapse. Bazant follows the collapse but not in a lay intelligible manner. Maybe the authors could do better. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very informative *by G***H on November 15, 2024* Great case studies of why buildings collapse ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book *by F***1 on November 3, 2024* Great book ## Frequently Bought Together - Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail - Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture - Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/5248131-why-buildings-fall-down-how-structures-fail](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/5248131-why-buildings-fall-down-how-structures-fail) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-06-21*