Built : the hidden stories behind our structures / Roma Agrawal.
Built : the hidden stories behind our structures / Roma Agrawal.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, NY : Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.
Call Numbers
G 2018/2652
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
300 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Storey -- Force -- Fire -- Clay -- Metal -- Rock -- Sky -- Earth -- Hollow -- Pure -- Clean -- Idol -- Bridge -- Dream.
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY : Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
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.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Built : the hidden stories behind our structures / Roma Agrawal.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-282) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2018
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Call Numbers
G 2018/2652
Record Identifier
74VKVoJgdDAl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVoJgdDAl
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ISBN
9781635570229 hardcover
1635570220 hardcover
DDC
624.1
MMS ID
991024166370602626
