This reference presents more than 200 in-depth entries that document man's most significant engineering endeavours. In addition to introducing readers to the world's most important bridges and tunnels, the book also examines the technology that made them possible and the remarkable human dramas involved in their creation. Accounts of construction efforts, political struggles, life stories, and concise explanations of the principles behind bridge and tunnel engineering are illustrated with photographs that offer views of some of the most majestic structures in the world.
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Illustrationen
70 b&w photos, cross references, bibliog , index
Maße
Höhe: 286 mm
Breite: 220 mm
Dicke: 30 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-8160-4482-5 (9780816044825)
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Stephen Johnson received his B.A. from the University of Houston and has received awards from the Associated Press Managing Editors for his investigative journalism. He is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sunken Ships & Treasures. He lives in Georgia. Roberto T. Leon is a professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He holds a B.S.C.E. degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, an M.S.C.E. from Stanford University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.