Lawrence H. Berlow, Bobby Ferguson

Reference Guide to Famous Engineering Landmarks of the World

Bridges, Tunnels, Dams, Roads, and Other Structures

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This unique ready-reference source is the first to cover hundreds of achievements in civil engineering that literally altered the course of history. The book describes a wide variety of engineering feats such as the Alaska Highway, the English Chunnel, and the Grosbois Dam in France. Each entry describes the landmark's physical dimensions, who built what and why, as well as when it was built.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 221mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 939g
• ISBN-13: 9780897749664
• ISBN-10: 0897749669
• Artikelnr.: 22185621

Autorenporträt

Lawrence H. Berlow

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction The Reference Guide Appendix A: Bridge
and Truss Designs Appendix B: A Portfolio of Ohio Covered Bridges Appendix
C: The Tallest, Longest, and Highest for 1997 Biographies Chronology
Glossary Bibliography Geographical Index Subject Index