Built : the hidden stories behind our structures /

Looks at the history of structural engineering, discusses the science behind the field, describes how engineers keep modern buildings from falling down and how a bridge can span distances, and compares modern solutions with those from ancient cultures. --Publisher.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Agrawal, Roma, 1983- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Bloomsbury USA, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.
Edition:First U.S. edition.
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