Built : the hidden stories behind our structures
Material type: TextPublication details: New Delhi : Bloomsbury, ©2019Description: 300 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781526613936
- 624.1 AGR-B
- TA633 .A36 2018
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Books | IIITD General Stacks | Engineering and Allied Operation | 624.1 AGR-B (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 012428 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-282) and index.
Storey -- Force -- Fire -- Clay -- Metal -- Rock -- Sky -- Earth -- Hollow -- Pure -- Clean -- Idol -- Bridge -- Dream.
Looks at the history of structural engineering, discusses the science behind the field, describes how engineers keep modern buildings from falling down and how a bridge can span distances, and compares modern solutions with those from ancient cultures. --Publisher.
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