Super structures : the science of bridges, buildings, dams, and other feats of engineering / Mark Denny
Imprint
Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010
Copies
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CCQ - Lusail Male Library
TA633
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CCQ - Lusail Female Library
TA633
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Description
266 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents
Introduction: Heavyweight engineering -- Building blocks -- Truss in all things high -- Towers of strength -- Arches and domes -- A bridge too far -- Dam it -- The bigger they are, the harder they fall -- Afterword: Highbrow engineering, heavywe