Reference Guide to Famous Engineering Landmarks of the World - Bridges, Tunnels, Dams, Roads, and Other Structures

This unique ready-reference source is the first to cover hundreds of achievements in civil engineering that literally altered the course of history. The book describes a wide variety of engineering feats such as the Alaska Highway, the English Chunnel, and the Grosbois Dam in France. Each entry describes the landmark's physical dimensions, who built what and why, as well as when it was built.

Sommario

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Reference Guide
Appendix A: Bridge and Truss Designs
Appendix B: A Portfolio of Ohio Covered Bridges
Appendix C: The Tallest, Longest, and Highest for 1997
Biographies
Chronology
Glossary
Bibliography
Geographical Index
Subject Index

Info autore

LAWRENCE H. BERLOW has been a professional writer and researcher for almost 20 years. He is the author of Medical Ethics: A Reference Handbook

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Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lawrence H. Berlow, Berlow Lawrence H., Bobby Ferguson
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 19.11.1997
• EAN: 9780897749664
• ISBN: 978-0-89774-966-4
• Categorie: Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione > Enciclopedie, lessici; Technology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Reference, Reference works, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Civil engineering, surveying and building