Encyclopedia of Bridges and Tunnels - Couverture rigide

Johnson, Stephen; Leon, Roberto T.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0816044821 ISBN 13 : 9780816044825

Editeur : Facts On File Inc, 2002

Synopsis

This reference presents more than 200 in-depth entries that document man's most significant engineering endeavours. In addition to introducing readers to the world's most important bridges and tunnels, the book also examines the technology that made them possible and the remarkable human dramas involved in their creation. Accounts of construction efforts, political struggles, life stories, and concise explanations of the principles behind bridge and tunnel engineering are illustrated with photographs that offer views of some of the most majestic structures in the world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Stephen Johnson received his B.A. from the University of Houston and has received awards from the Associated Press Managing Editors for his investigative journalism. He is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Sunken Ships & Treasures. He lives in Georgia. Roberto T. Leon is a professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He holds a B.S.C.E. degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, an M.S.C.E. from Stanford University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Facts On File Inc
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0816044821
• ISBN 13: 9780816044825
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible