1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910139468003321

Autore

Kurrer Karl-Eugen

Titolo

The history of the theory of structures [[electronic resource] ] : from arch analysis to computational mechanics / / Karl-Eugen Kurrer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, : Ernst & Sohn, c2008

ISBN

3-433-60134-8

1-282-46102-8

9786612461026

3-433-60016-3

3-433-60017-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (854 p.)

Disciplina

624

624.1709

Soggetti

Structural analysis (Engineering) - History

Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

THE HISTORY OF THE THEORY OF STRUCTURES; Foreword; Preface; Preface to the first, German edition; CONTENTS; 1 The tasks and aims of a historical study of theory of structures; 2 Learning from the history of structural analysis: 11 introductory essays; 3 The first fundamental engineering science disciplines: theory of structures and applied mechanics; 4 From masonry arch to elastic arch; 5 The beginnings of a theory of structures; 6 The discipline-formation period of theory of structures; 7 From construction with iron to modern structural steelwork

8 Member analysis conquers the third dimension: the spatial framework9 Reinforced concrete's influence on theory of structures; 10 From classical to modern theory of structures; 11 Twelve scientific controversies in mechanics and theory of structures; 12 Perspectives for theory of structures; Brief biographies; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

This book traces the evolution of theory of structures and strength of materials - the development of the geometrical thinking of the



Renaissance to become the fundamental engineering science discipline rooted in classical mechanics. Starting with the strength experiments of Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo, the author examines the emergence of individual structural analysis methods and their formation into theory of structures in the 19th century. For the first time, a book of this kind outlines the development from classical theory of structures to the structural mechanics and computational mec

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910798949903321

Titolo

The media and religious authority / / edited by Stewart M. Hoover

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

0-271-07793-X

0-271-07795-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 296 pages :) : illustrations ;

Disciplina

201.7

Soggetti

Authority - Religious aspects

Mass media - Religious aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Explores how modern means of communication are changing religion, and how contemporary mediations of religion challenge and refine the aspirations and prospects of religious authority"--Provided by publisher.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782371403321

Autore

MacDonald Michael Patrick

Titolo

All souls [[electronic resource] ] : a family story from Southie / / Michael Patrick MacDonald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Beacon Press, c1999

ISBN

1-299-56183-7

0-8070-7198-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Disciplina

974.4/61/043/092

Soggetti

Irish Americans - Massachusetts - Boston

Irish American families - Massachusetts - Boston

South Boston (Boston, Mass.) Biography

Boston (Mass.) Biography

South Boston (Boston, Mass.) Social life and customs

South Boston (Boston, Mass.) Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph