Civil Engineering - General & Miscellaneous, Construction & Building Trades - Methods & Materials
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Contains 17 articles originally published between 1940 and 1992. The articles fall into two main divisions: the use of iron in buildings and iron bridges. Topics include the development of cast iron in textile mills to 1850; Richard Turner and the Palm House at Kew Gardens; Matthew Clark and the origins of Russian structural engineering, 1810-402; shipbuilding and the long span roof; James Finley and the modern suspension bridge; early 19th century developments in truss design in Britain, France, and the US; and structural model testing and the design of British railway bridges in the 19th century. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
January 28, 1998
Publisher
Ashgate
Pages
424
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780860787587