What is a bridge? : the making of Calatrava's Bridge in Seville / Spiro N. Pollalis ; drawings by Al...
What is a bridge? : the making of Calatrava's Bridge in Seville / Spiro N. Pollalis ; drawings by Al...
What is a bridge? : the making of Calatrava's Bridge in Seville / Spiro N. Pollalis ; drawings by Alberto Diaz-Hermidas.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
Call Numbers
TQ073653
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
167 p. : ill. ; 20 x 28 cm.
Contents
1. The Commission for the Alamillo Bridge -- 2. The Architecture of the Bridge -- 3. The Engineering of the Bridge -- 4. Structural Analysis and Design -- 5. Construction Planning -- 6. Construction -- 7. Epilogue -- App. A. Data Sheet -- App. B. Construction Costs -- App. C. Selected Construction D...
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1999.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
1999.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
In this book, the first to document Calatrava's work in depth, Spiro Pollalis describes each step of the bridge's design and construction, explaining the architectural intentions that motivated Calatrava's decisions along the way. He presents the constructed bridge element by element, along with the relevant engineering calculations and technical i...
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Full title
What is a bridge? : the making of Calatrava's Bridge in Seville / Spiro N. Pollalis ; drawings by Alberto Diaz-Hermidas.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from 624.5094686/1.
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TQ073653
Record Identifier
74VM4avaydbl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM4avaydbl
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ISBN
0262161745
9780262161749 (hc : alk. paper)
0262161745 (hc : alk. paper)
9780262161749 :
0262161745 :
9780262161749
9780262661348 (pbk)
0262661349 (pbk)
9780262661348 (pbk.)
0262661349 (pbk.)
9780262161749 (hbk. : alk. paper) :
0262161745 (hbk. : alk. paper) :
DDC
624.5.094686
725.98094686
MMS ID
991001431989702626
