Bridges : the science and art of the world's most inspiring structures / / David Blockley

• Autore: Blockley D. I
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 312 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 624.2
• Soggetto topico: Bridges; Bridges - Design and construction
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. BRIDGES ARE BATS: Why we build bridges; 2. UNDERNEATH THE ARCHES: Bridges need good foundations; 3. BENDING IT: Bridges need strong structure; 4. ALL TRUSSED UP: Interdependence creates emergence; 5. LET IT ALL HANG DOWN: Structuring using tension; 6. HOW SAFE IS SAFE ENOUGH?: Incomplete science; 7. BRIDGES BUILT BY PEOPLE FOR PEOPLE: Processes for joined-up thinking; Endnotes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "Bridges have fascinated humans for centuries: they symbolize cities and represent power, wealth, and grandeur in their strength and soaring forms; they cross barriers--physical, cultural, and spirtual. They are a metaphor for relationships between people. In this absorbing account, David Blockley celebrates the science, art, and craft; the engineering skills and the teamwork involved in building a bridge. Taking us through the flow of forces in structures such as arches and beams, he leaves the reader able to 'read any bridge like a book'." --Page [4] cover
• Titolo autorizzato: Bridges
• ISBN: 1-282-50198-4; 9786612501982; 0-19-157283-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811299003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II