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Bridges : the science and art of the world's most inspiring structures.
Bridges touch all our lives - every day we are likely to cross a bridge, or go under one. How many of us stop to consider how the bridge stands up and what sort of people designed and built something so strong? Bridge building is a magnificent example of the practical and every day use of science. H...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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OUP Oxford,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
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