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Author | : Roland Paxton |
Publisher | : Thomas Telford Publishing |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : History |
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The fascinating story of the Forth Bridge is related here. The bridge is a functional monument, now transporting 200 trains a day and three million passengers a year, a symbol of Scotland and of human ingenuity, a pinnacle of Victorian enterprise and engineering, and a memorial to the men who died in its creation. As part of their contribution to the centenary of the Forth Bridge, a group of eminent engineers reassessed the bridge from the standpoint of current engineering knowledge. This lavishly illustrated book is the result.
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1990 |
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ISBN | : 9780277716002 |
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Author | : Michael Meighan |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2014-08-15 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1445640104 |
Download The Forth Bridges Through Time Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Forth Bridges have changed and developed over the last century.
Author | : Wilhelm Westhofen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 71 |
Release | : 1890 |
Genre | : Bridges |
ISBN | : 9780948473111 |
Download The Centenary Edition of Wilhelm Westhofen's the Forth Bridge Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Sheila McKay |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2020-11-03 |
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ISBN | : 9781780276960 |
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The Forth Bridge was the greatest engineering feat the Victorian world had ever seen and remains, to this day, one of the great achievements of mankind. The Forth Bridge: A Picture History, tells the dramatic story of its construction using rare archive photographs.
Author | : Edwin Kitson Clark |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1924 |
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Download The History of 100 Years of Life of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Iain Boyd Whyte |
Publisher | : Edition Axel Menges |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 3930698188 |
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When the Forth Bridge opened on 4 March 1890 it was the longest railway bridge in the world and the first large structure made of steel. Crossing the wide Firth of Forth east of Edinburgh, it represents one of the greatest engineering triumphs of Victorian Britain, man's victory over the intractable topography of land and water. Not surprisingly, such a vigorous rebuff of the natural order was condemned at the time by those late Victorians who resisted the march of technology, and William Morris described the Bridge as the »supremest specimen of all ugliness«. In response, Benjamin Baker insisted that its beauty lay in its functional elegance. Contrasting his masterpiece with the only comparable structure of the period, the Eiffel Tower, he concluded: »The Eiffel Tower is a foolish piece of work, ugly, illproportioned and of no real use to anyone.
Author | : David Blockley |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2012-04-26 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0199645728 |
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Bridges are remarkable structures. Often vast, immense, and sometimes beautiful, they can be icons of cities. David Blockley explains how to read a bridge, how they stand up, and how engineers design them to be so strong. He examines the engineering problems posed by bridges, and considers their cultural, aesthetic, and historical importance.
Author | : Scotrail British rail |
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Release | : 1990 |
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Download The forth bridge centenary, 1890-1990 (pbk). Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Henry Petroski |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2022-09-20 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0300268947 |
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An eminent engineer and historian tackles one of the most elemental aspects of life: how we experience and utilize physical force “Another gem from a master of technology writing.”—Kirkus Reviews Force explores how humans interact with the material world in the course of their everyday activities. This book for the general reader also considers the significance of force in shaping societies and cultures. Celebrated author Henry Petroski delves into the ongoing physical interaction between people and things that enables them to stay put or causes them to move. He explores the range of daily human experience whereby we feel the sensations of push and pull, resistance and assistance. The book is also about metaphorical force, which manifests itself as pressure and relief, achievement and defeat. Petroski draws from a variety of disciplines to make the case that force—represented especially by our sense of touch—is a unifying principle that pervades our lives. In the wake of a prolonged global pandemic that increasingly cautioned us about contact with the physical world, Petroski offers a new perspective on the importance of the sensation and power of touch.