structural systems

So now I have switched gears into establishing a structural system. The suggested reading I have been given:

Daniel Schodek's, Structures, Prentice-Hall, 1980, pp 437-471; 501-524

Chapter 13 Structural Grids and Patterns

Chapter 15 Structural Systems: Constructional Approaches

This is not the typical architect's reading. It must be understood though.  To develop a better building.