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Author | : David McFetrich |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword Transport |
Total Pages | : 650 |
Release | : 2022-06-02 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1526794470 |
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Bridges are one of the most important artefacts constructed by man, the structures having had an incalculable effect on the development of trade and civilisation throughout the world. Their construction has led to continuing advances in civil engineering technology, leading to bigger spans and the use of new materials. Their failures, too, whether from an inadequate understanding of engineering principles or as a result of natural catastrophes or warfare, have often caused immense hardship as a result of lost lives or broken communications. In this book, a sister publication to his earlier An Encyclopaedia of British Bridges (Pen & Sword 2019), David McFetrich gives brief descriptions of some 1200 bridges from more than 170 countries around the world. They represent a wide range of different types of structure (such as beam, cantilever, stayed and suspension bridges). Although some of the pictures are of extremely well-known structures, many are not so widely recognisable and a separate section of the book includes more than seventy lists of bridges with distinctly unusual characteristics in their design, usage and history.
Author | : David McFetrich |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 1301 |
Release | : 2019-04-30 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1526752964 |
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“An already impressive reference work has been made significantly more valuable . . . a well-illustrated alphabetized compendium of notable bridges.” —The Happy Pontist Bridges have a universal appeal as examples of man’s mastery of nature, from picturesque packhorse bridges to great spans stretching across broad estuaries, and the development of the technology that allows ever more audacious constructions is never-ending. Of the million or more bridges throughout Great Britain, David McFetrich has selected those that are significant in terms of their design, construction or location, or of their connections with people or events of history. His definitive book contains 1,600 separate entries for individual bridge sites or related groups of bridges covering more than 2,000 different structures, 165 general entries about different types of bridge and such topics as collapses and failures, and a summary of about 200 record-holding bridges in 50 different categories. The concise text is supported by more than 900 illustrations and diagrams. The result is a fascinating and readily accessible compendium. The Institute of Civil Engineers (ICA) is also on board. “A valuable resource to use . . . if you plan to visit some of these structures while on holiday or are merely planning a day out.” —East Yorkshire Family History Society “Well-written and researched and eminently readable . . . Because of the ubiquity of bridges throughout Great Britain, this volume should have wide appeal.” —NZ Crown Mines “Full of details covering the many bridges around the UK . . . I found it fascinating to see the variety of bridges around Britain, even the ones not railway related.” —Rail Advent
Author | : Charles S. Whitney |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2003-01-01 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780486429953 |
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"A book to delight the heart and eye of a pontist whether he be an admirer and lover of bridges or a designer and builder. . . ."--Saturday Review of LiteratureThis profusely illustrated work describes the fundamental principles involved in the design of bridges, presents the historical background of the modern bridge, and includes a profusion of illustrations documenting bridges of all types. Spans from around the world are depicted, among them Lucerne's medieval Kapellbrücke; the magnificent Maximiliansbrücke in Munich; the unusual "honeycomb" bridge between Orr's Island and Bailey Island off the Maine coast; and the George Washington Bridge, at the time of its construction, the world's longest steel suspension bridge. 401 black-and-white illustrations.
Author | : Stephen Paul Johnson |
Publisher | : Checkmark Books |
Total Pages | : 381 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9780816044832 |
Download Encyclopedia of Bridges and Tunnels Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Provides an alphabetical reference to bridges and tunnels, including designers, builders, and materials and machinery used in their construction.
Author | : American Contract Bridge League |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Bridges |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Michael Hurley |
Publisher | : Heinemann-Raintree Library |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2011-07 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 141094249X |
Download The World's Most Amazing Bridges Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Profiles ten of the world's most distinctive bridges.
Author | : Judith Dupré |
Publisher | : Black Dog & Leventhal |
Total Pages | : 327 |
Release | : 2017-11-07 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0316473804 |
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From New York Times best-selling author Judith Dupréomes a revised and updated edition of Bridges, her magnificent chronological tour of the world's most significant and eye-popping spans. Covering thousands of years of architectural history, each bridge is gorgeously photographed "elevating the landmarks from mode of transportation to works of art" (Bustle). Technological advances, structural daring, and artistic vision have propelled the evolution of bridge design around the world. This visual history of the world's landmark bridges has been thoroughly revised andupdated since its initial publication twenty-five years ago, and now showcases well-known classics as well as modern innovators. Bridges featured include: The Brooklyn Bridge (New York) Dany and-Kunshan Grand Bridge (China) Gateshead Millennium Bridge (England) The Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco) Zakim Bridge (Boston) Including all-new photographs and the latest cutting edgework from today's international superstars of architecture and engineering, Bridges covers two-thousand years of technological and aesthetic triumphs, making it the most thorough, authoritative, and gorgeous book on the subject-as dramatic in presentation as the structures it celebrates. Breathtaking photographs capture the bridges' details as well as their monumental scale; architectural drawings and plans invite you behind the scenes as new bridges take shape; and lively commentary on each structure explores its importance and places it in historical context. Throughout, informative profiles, features, and statistics make Bridges an invaluable reference as well as a visual feast.
Author | : Lawrence Berlow |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 570 |
Release | : 2015-04-22 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1135932611 |
Download Reference Guide to Famous Engineering Landmarks of the World Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
More than 650 landmarks are covered, ranging from ancient monuments such as Stonehenge, to contemporary engineering feats such as the World Trade Center in New York City. The concisely-written entries describe when the landmark was built, who built it, why it was built, its dimensions, how it was constructed, and any problems encountered during construction. Additional features include: numerous photographs; biographies of important builders and designers; glossary; chronology of dates in civil engineering from 3000 BC to the present; listings of tallest buildings, longest bridges, and highest dams, and a geographical index which locates the structures by country.
Author | : Yolonda Maxwell |
Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2010-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781404251373 |
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Uses some of the most famous bridges in the world as examples to demonstrate the math skills required to design them.
Author | : Judith Dupré |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : ARCHITECTURE |
ISBN | : 9780316473811 |
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"A panorama of some of the most famous bridges ever constructed, as well as lesser-known wonders."--Jacket.