Author: Cynthia PhillipsPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317475739
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Information about types of bridges and how they are built.
Bridges and Spans
Author: Cynthia PhillipsPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317475739
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Information about types of bridges and how they are built.
Movable and Long-span Steel Bridges
Author: George A. HoolPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridges, Iron and steel
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Bridges
Author: Marcus BinneyPublisher: Pimpernel Press
ISBN: 9781910258170
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Building bridges across rivers, canyons, straits and sea represents one of man's greatest endeavours. It has stretched human ingenuity, engineering and material technology to their utmost limits. Their creation has been driven by man's desire, from the earliest times, to make lines of communication possible by foot, horse or engine. Bridges have altered history by joining communities together, extending trade and transporting water to villages and cities. Some are of breathtaking beauty and it is little wonder that they rank among the world's most admired structures. As Marcus Binney writes, 'Each one is remarkable in its own way, each a response to a challenge and perhaps the realization of a dream.' This book looks at more than two hundred bridges spanning the world and the centuries. Here you will find, amongst others, an Inca suspension bridge made from grass ropes; the mile-long Roman aqueduct at Caesarea; the bridges of Venice; France's famous Millau Viaduct; the doubledecker, transporter, lift and stilt bridges produced by German precision engineering; Spain's Acueducto del Aguila (glowing in a bright livery of yellow and terracotta red); the awe-inspiring cantilever bridges built by railway engineers across major rivers in North America and India, and the world's longest suspension bridge at Kobe in Japan.
Bridges
Author: Judith DupréPublisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN: 0316473804
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
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.
Bridges
Author: David PlowdenLong-span Railway Bridges
Author: Sir Benjamin BakerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Bridge Design for Economy and Durability
Author: Brian PritchardPublisher: Thomas Telford
ISBN: 9780727716712
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Describes several bridging concepts, which were developed and successfully applied during the author's forty years of close involvement with UK and international bridge design, construction, maintenance and research. The concepts mainly apply to the small/medium span range of bridges and viaducts.
Long-Span Railway Bridges
Author: B. BakerPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368176757
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
Suspension Bridges and Cantilevers
Author: David Barnard SteinmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridges, Cantilever
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans
Author: Robert William HadlowPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
"Recognized by Engineering News-Record as one of the most important bridge engineers in the past 125 years, McCollough was an impassioned promoter of state-sponsored bridge building that incorporated engineering efficiency with economic practicality and aesthetic appeal. His bridges are rich in detail; the finest among them are embellished with arch crowns, Art Deco-inspired plylons and obelisks, Gothic piers, towering spires, and arched railing panels." "Illustrated with historic photographs and drawings, Robert Hadlow's definitive and highly readable biography will delight bridge buffs and engineering enthusiasts everywhere."--BOOK JACKET.