Built : the hidden stories behind our structures / Roma Agrawal.
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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
2018.
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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| 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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| Physical Description: | 300 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-282) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781635570229 1635570220 9781635570236 1635570239 9781408870365 1408870363 9781408870358 1408870355 |