| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface and acknowledgments -- Deciding about bridges -- Crossing the bridge before you get there -- Counting our bridges -- Bridge engineering -- Understanding stresses and strains -- Bridge types and sites -- Making strong bridges: dealing with uncertainty -- Resisting extreme events -- Bridge planning -- Is it worth it?: costs, benefits, and tough decisions -- Traffic across the bridge -- The bridge in the environment -- Delivering the bridge -- Conclusion -- A bridge across a millennium. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bridges -- Design and construction.
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Bridges -- Design and construction. |
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Bridges -- Planning.
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Bridges -- Planning. |
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Bridges. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Sternberg, Ernest, 1953- author.
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Pierro, David C., illustrator.
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| Other Form: |
Original 9781438455259 1438455259 (DLC) 2014013135 |
| ISBN |
9781438455273 electronic book |
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1438455275 electronic book |
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9781438455259ü9781438455266 |
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9781438455259 (hardcover) (alkaline paper) |
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1438455259 (hardcover) (alkaline paper) |
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