The filth of progress : immigrants, Americans, and the building of canals and railroads in the West / / Ryan Dearinger
| The filth of progress : immigrants, Americans, and the building of canals and railroads in the West / / Ryan Dearinger |
| Autore | Dearinger Ryan <1979-> |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.6/20978 |
| Soggetto topico |
Canal construction workers - United States - History
Railroad construction workers - United States - History Foreign workers - United States - History Canals - United States - History Railroads - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
19th century american history
19th century american immigrants american empire american history american west canals capitalism central pacific railroad chinese construction workers continental empire cultural studies erie canal history immigrants immigration irish labor studies labor mormons narrative of progress national infrastructure rail travel railroads suffering survival technology union pacific railroad united states of america westward expansion workers rights workers |
| ISBN | 0-520-96037-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | "Bind the Republic together" : canals, railroads, and the paradox of American progress -- Immigrant labor and the American imagination : Irish ditchdiggers, the triumph of progress, and the contest of canal communities in the Hoosier State -- "Abuse of the labour and lives of men" : Irish construction workers and the violence of progress on the Illinois transportation frontier -- "Hell (and Heaven) on wheels" : Mormons, immigrants, and the reconstruction of American progress and masculinity on the transcontinental railroad -- "The greatest monument of human labor" : Chinese immigrants, the landscape of progress, and the work of building and celebrating the transcontinental railroad -- End-of-track : reflections on the history of immigrant labor and American progress. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797577403321 |
Dearinger Ryan <1979->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2016] | ||
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The filth of progress : immigrants, Americans, and the building of canals and railroads in the West / / Ryan Dearinger
| The filth of progress : immigrants, Americans, and the building of canals and railroads in the West / / Ryan Dearinger |
| Autore | Dearinger Ryan <1979-> |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.6/20978 |
| Soggetto topico |
Canal construction workers - United States - History
Railroad construction workers - United States - History Foreign workers - United States - History Canals - United States - History Railroads - United States - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
19th century american history
19th century american immigrants american empire american history american west canals capitalism central pacific railroad chinese construction workers continental empire cultural studies erie canal history immigrants immigration irish labor studies labor mormons narrative of progress national infrastructure rail travel railroads suffering survival technology union pacific railroad united states of america westward expansion workers rights workers |
| ISBN | 0-520-96037-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | "Bind the Republic together" : canals, railroads, and the paradox of American progress -- Immigrant labor and the American imagination : Irish ditchdiggers, the triumph of progress, and the contest of canal communities in the Hoosier State -- "Abuse of the labour and lives of men" : Irish construction workers and the violence of progress on the Illinois transportation frontier -- "Hell (and Heaven) on wheels" : Mormons, immigrants, and the reconstruction of American progress and masculinity on the transcontinental railroad -- "The greatest monument of human labor" : Chinese immigrants, the landscape of progress, and the work of building and celebrating the transcontinental railroad -- End-of-track : reflections on the history of immigrant labor and American progress. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810482903321 |
Dearinger Ryan <1979->
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| Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2016] | ||
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Technology and Management for Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructures
| Technology and Management for Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructures |
| Autore | Kim Sunkuk |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (518 p.) |
| Soggetto topico | Technology: general issues |
| Soggetto non controllato |
5D building information modeling
accommodations agent-based simulation agile project organization AHP air permeability airtightness aluminium window frames aluminum powder apartment construction artificial neural network awkward posture backfill material bid price volatility blast wave budget allocation building information modeling building stock development catastrophe model circular foundation pit climate change CO2 emission CO2 emission reduction commercial buildings composite PCM mold construction management construction monitoring construction safety construction workers continuous flight auger pile controlled low-strength materials corporation management cutting stock problem cutting waste degree of protection deinking sludge deterioration disaster management drone earth-retaining wall eco-costs economic efficient operation elasto-plastic design elevator environment cost environment load environmental loads eurocode excavation free-form building free-form concrete panel global sustainability ground beam high-rise residential building impact damage in-situ production inclusive city inclusive growth infiltration inter-floor noise key performance indicators (KPIs) lateral bending lateral pressure LCA LCA (life cycle assessment) LIDAR life cycle assessment lifecycle cost lifecycle cost analysis lightweight aggregates liquefaction living environment living infrastructure living social overhead capital machine learning (ML), classification model management performance evaluation indicators (MAPEIs) for small construction firms minimization modeling mortality of building stock multi-dwelling houses muscle stress musculoskeletal disorders n/a natural disaster natural hazard noise numerical simulation occupational safety and health expenses operations and maintenance optimization optimization model paper industry paper sludge ash point cloud Post-COVID-19 Scenario power system failure pre-bid clarification document precast concrete double wall precast prestressed concrete pile prefabrication priority of tower crane accident causes progress tracking public buildings public project real-time monitoring system rebar cutting waste rebar work rehabilitation reinforced concrete residential buildings retaining wall risk analysis risk management safety cost expenditures schedule/cost reliability school buildings scientific infrastructures settlement simulation small construction firms smartphone application social capital soft infrastructure space service quality standard Nordic questionnaire stone sludge structural work sustainable construction sustainable construction management sustainable design consideration sustainable development sustainable project management system dynamics systematic literature review Taguchi method tower crane accident reduction typhoon typhoon vulnerability function uncertainty in bid documents underground continuous wall vibration vibro-pile watertightness |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557736703321 |
Kim Sunkuk
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| Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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