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Built: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures by Roma Agrawal (Paperback, 2019)

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'A fascinating celebration of the impact that structural engineering has on all our lives...[an] eye-opening book' The Sunday Times In BUILT, structural engineer Roma Agrawal takes a unique look at how construction has evolved from the mud huts of our ancestors to skyscrapers of steel that reach hundreds of metres into the sky. She unearths how engineers have tunnelled through kilometres of solid mountains; how they've bridged across the widest and deepest of rivers, and tamed Nature's precious - and elusive - water resources. She tells vivid tales of the visionaries who created the groundbreaking materials in the Pantheon's record-holding concrete dome and the frame of the record-breaking Eiffel Tower. Through the lens of an engineer, Roma examines tragedies like the collapse of the Quebec Bridge, highlighting the precarious task of ensuring people's safety they hold at every step. With colourful stories of her life-long fascination with buildings - and her own hand-drawn illustrations - Roma reveals the extraordinary secret lives of structures.

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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-139781408870372

eBay Product ID (ePID)10046715928

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Number of Pages320 Pages

Publication NameBuilt: the Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures

LanguageEnglish

SubjectScience

Publication Year2019

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaCivil Engineering

AuthorRoma Agrawal

FormatPaperback

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Item Height198 mm

Item Weight258 g

Item Width129 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Title_AuthorRoma Agrawal

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by sallyforth99
24 Sep, 2019
An eye opener
Beautifully written explanations of the essentials of civil engineering by the great Roma Agrawal. A book to keep. Should be in every school library
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by lech-1329
15 Feb, 2024
Succinct!
I am excited to share this book with others!
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