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Author Blockley, D. I., author.

Title Structural engineering : a very short introduction / David Blockley.

Publication Info. Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]
©2014

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 FSCC Non-Fiction  624.1 B6209s 2014    ---  Available
Description xx, 129 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
tekst txt rdacontent/dut
zonder medium n rdamedia/dut
band nc rdacarrier/dut
Series Very short introductions ; 401
Very short introductions ; 401.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-122) and index.
Summary Have you ever wondered how it's possible to build a skyscraper, a big bridge, a jumbo jet, or a cruise liner?Everything has structure. Structure is the difference between a random pile of components and a fully functional object. Through structure the parts connect to make the whole. Natural structures vary from the very smallest part of an atom to the entire cosmology of the universe. Man-made structures include buildings, bridges, dams, ships, aeroplanes, rockets, trains, cars and fair-ground rides and all forms of artefacts, even large artistic sculptures. The wide range of different industries in which structural engineers work includes construction, transport, manufacturing, and aerospace.In this Very Short Introduction, David Blockley explores, in non-technical language, what structural engineering is all about, including examples ranging from the Shard in London and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to jumbo jets like the A380 and the Queen Elizabeth cruise liner.
Local Note MARCIVE 2016
Subject Structural engineering.
Bautechnik. (DE-588)4004955-3
Ingenieurbau. (DE-588)4026978-4
Struktur. (DE-588)4058125-1
ISBN 9780199671939 (paperback)
0199671931 (paperback)
Standard No. 40024315136

 
    
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