Robert Maillart's Bridges : : The Art of Engineering / / David P. Billington.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020] ©1979 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (184 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- 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