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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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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Bridges are bats : why we build bridges
- Underneath the arches : bridges need good foundations
- Bending it : bridges need strong structure
- All trussed up : interdependence creates emergence
- Let it all hang down : structuring using tension
- How safe is safe enough? : incomplete science
- Bridges built by people for people : processes for joined-up thinking.