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1 online resource (400 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in the History of Civil Engineering ; v. 2 |
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Studies in the history of civil engineering.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; General Editor's Preface; Introduction; 1 Testing times for arches; 2 The Roman bridge-builder: some aspects of his work; 3 The Pont du Card and the aqueduct of Nimes; 4 Vitruvius and the elevated aqueducts; 5 Resistance to technological innovation: the history of the pile driver through the 18th century; 6 Rebuilding the bridge at Albi, 1408-1410; 7 Le Pont du Rialto: un chantier public a Venise a la fin du XVIe siecle; 8 The Pul-i Khwaju in Isfahan: a combination of bridge, dam and water art |
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9 Berwick-on-Tweed Bridge10 Hollow spandrels in arch bridges: a historical study; 11 Pont-y-ty-pridd: a critical examination of its history; 12 William Edwards's bridge at Pontypridd; 13 The foundations of Hexham Bridge; 14 Pulteney Bridge; 15 Two masonry bridges. II. Telford's bridge at Over; 16 Arch bridges; 17 Valley crossings on the Old Croton Aqueduct; 18 The Canton Viaduct; 19 The fall of Barentin Viaduct, 10 January 1846; 20 The safety of masonry arches; Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Aqueducts.
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aqueducts.
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Aqueducts
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brown, Dr. Joyce
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Chrimes, Mr. Michael M
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Smith, Dr. N. A. F
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Sutherland, Mr. R. J. M
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| ISBN |
9781351919289 |
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1351919288 |
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