Structural and civil engineering design. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by William Addis.
• Other Names: Addis, William, 1949-
• Contents: The mechanization of design in the 16th century : the structural formulae of Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón / Sergio Luis Sanabria -- Designing the beam : from rules of thumb to calculations / David T. Yeomans -- History of retaining wall design / J. Kerisel -- The use of models in nineteenth-century British suspension bridge design / Denis Smith -- Brunel and the design of the Clifton Suspension Bridge / R.F.D. Porter Goff -- History of building foundations in Chicago / Ralph B. Peck -- The Gothic cathedral : design and meaning / Otto G. von Simson -- Stability concepts from Renaissance to today / Rowland J. Mainstone -- The place of Sir Christopher Wren in the history of structural engineering / Stanley B. Hamilton -- The origin of iron beams / A.W. Skempton -- Thomas Tredgold (1788-1829) : some aspects of his work (part 2 : carpentry) / L.G. Booth -- Thomas Tredgold (1788-1829) : some aspects of his work (part 3 : cast iron) / R.J.M. Sutherland -- The birth of stress : a historical review / R.J.M. Sutherland -- The genesis of engineering : theory and practice / A. Rupert Hall -- The functions of engineering research in the university / A.J.S. Pippard -- The design of structural ironwork 1850-1890 : education, theory and practice / Stanley Smith -- Structural design by observation of failures : how the Gothic master masons determined the dimensions of their structures / Henry J. Cowan -- The Britannia Tubular Bridge : a paradigm of failure driven design / Henry Petroski -- Structural failures and the growth of engineering knowledge / D.I. Blockley and J.R. Henderson -- The evolution of structural engineering design procedures : a history for that skill called design / William Addis.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (416 pages)
• Subjects: 624.1/771; Structural design; Structural design -- History; Engineering design -- History; Constructions -- Calcul; Constructions -- Calcul -- Histoire; Conception technique -- Histoire; Engineering design; Structural design; Civiele techniek; Bautechnik; Industriebau; Bautechnik; Design; Geschichte; Industriebau; Design; Geschichte; Aufsatzsammlung; Aufsatzsammlung; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351897464; 1351897462
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.