Robert Maillart's Bridges : : The Art of Engineering / / David P. Billington.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
• VerfasserIn: Billington, David P.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020]; ©1979
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (184 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Illustrations and Tables --; Preface --; Prologue. The Salgina Crossing --; 1. Family and School (1872-1894) --; 2. Reinforced Concrete in the 1890's --; 3. The Turn from Masonry (1894-1901) --; 4. The New Bridge Form (1901-1904) --; 5. From Bridges to Buildings (1904-1909) --; 6. The Business of Building (1909-1919) --; 7. From Builder to Designer (1919-1927) --; 8. Tavanasa, Salginatobel, and Beyond (1927-1940) --; 9. The Role of Science in Engineering: Force Follows Form --; 10. The Role of Art in Engineering: Structure as Art --; Appendix A. The Writings of Robert Maillart --; Appendix B. Map and Table of Maillart's Major Bridges --; Notes --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780691216072; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9780691216072?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: David P. Billington.

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