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How to Read Bridges: A Crash Course in Engineering and Architecture

How to Read Bridges: A Crash Course in Engineering and Architecture

How to Read Bridges: A Crash Course in Engineering and Architecture

$17.95

Denison, Edward and Ian Stewart, Mark Whitby. How to Read Bridges: A Crash Course in Engineering and Architecture

Pap. Universe/Rizzoli. 2011

Book ID: 90714

How to Read Bridges is a practical introduction to looking at the structure and purpose of bridges. It is a guide to reading the structural clues embedded in every bridge that allow their variety and ingenuity to be better appreciated. Small enough to cary in your pocket and serious enough to provide real answers, this comprehensive guide analyzes and explores all types of bridges from around the world from the first millennium to the present day, explores fundamental concepts of bridge design, key materials, and engineering techniques, and provides an accessible visual guide with intelligent text, using detailed illustrations and cross sections of technical features.

256 pp.