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Built : the hidden stories behind our structures

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Delhi : Bloomsbury, ©2019Description: 300 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781526613936
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 624.1 AGR-B
LOC classification:
  • TA633 .A36 2018
Contents:
Storey -- Force -- Fire -- Clay -- Metal -- Rock -- Sky -- Earth -- Hollow -- Pure -- Clean -- Idol -- Bridge -- Dream.
Summary: Looks at the history of structural engineering, discusses the science behind the field, describes how engineers keep modern buildings from falling down and how a bridge can span distances, and compares modern solutions with those from ancient cultures. --Publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-282) and index.

Storey -- Force -- Fire -- Clay -- Metal -- Rock -- Sky -- Earth -- Hollow -- Pure -- Clean -- Idol -- Bridge -- Dream.

Looks at the history of structural engineering, discusses the science behind the field, describes how engineers keep modern buildings from falling down and how a bridge can span distances, and compares modern solutions with those from ancient cultures. --Publisher.

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