How to Read Bridges: A Crash Course in Engineering and Architecture

by Edward Denison, Ian Stewart, Ian Stewart

Book Overview

This accessible book is a visual guide to understanding and identifying architectural styles and engineering techniques of all types of bridges, from ancient Roman arch bridges and nineteenth-century truss bridges prevalent in the United States, to the latest high-design cantilever and suspension bridges of the moment. It explores the elegant and varied ways in which engineers and architects have designed ever longer yet less heavy bridges, devising...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789324911
• ISBN13: 9780789324917
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 6.5"