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Bridges : the science and art of the world's most inspiring structures / David Blockley.
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TextPublication details: Oxford, [England] ; New York [N. Y.] : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: xvi, 312 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 9780199543595 (hbk.)
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Contents; Bridges are bats : why we build bridges - - Underneath the arches : bridges need foundations - - Bending it : bridges need strong structure - - All trussed up : interdependence creates emergence - - Let it all hang down : structuring using tension - - How safe is safe enough? : incomplete science - - Bridges built by people for people : processed for joined-up thinking. Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-299) and index.