Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down - Paperback
by J. E. Gordon
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Da Capo PressISBN-13:9780306812835ISBN-10:306812835UPC:9780306812835Book Category:Architecture, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Methods & Materials, Civil, StructuralSize:8.80 x 6.00 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SC2JMRT02Z
Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down
In a book that Business Insider noted as one of the "14 Books that inspired Elon Musk," J.E. Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its founding principles in accessible, witty prose. For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eight lanes of traffic, how dams hold back--or give way under--thousands of gallons of water, or what...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Da Capo PressISBN-13:9780306812835ISBN-10:306812835UPC:9780306812835Book Category:Architecture, Technology & EngineeringBook Subcategory:Methods & Materials, Civil, StructuralSize:8.80 x 6.00 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SC2JMRT02Z
J. E. Gordon, formerly a professor at the University of Reading, was renowned for his research in plastics, crystals, and new materials.
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