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portada Physical Models in Civil and Building Engineering: Their History and Current use (Edition Bautechnikgeschichte
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Year
2020
Language
English
Pages
1114
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
24.9 x 18.0 x 5.3 cm
Weight
2.06 kg.
ISBN13
9783433032572
Edition No.
1
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Physical Models in Civil and Building Engineering: Their History and Current use (Edition Bautechnikgeschichte

Bill Addis (Author) · Karl-Eugen Kurrer (Author) · Werner Lorenz (Author) · Ernst & Sohn · Hardcover

Physical Models in Civil and Building Engineering: Their History and Current use (Edition Bautechnikgeschichte - Addis, Bill ; Kurrer, Karl-Eugen ; Lorenz, Werner

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Synopsis "Physical Models in Civil and Building Engineering: Their History and Current use (Edition Bautechnikgeschichte "

Physical models have been, and continue to be used by engineers when faced with unprecedented challenges, when engineering science has been inadequate or even non-existent, and in any other situation when engineers have needed to raise their confidence in a design proposal to a sufficient level in order to begin construction. For this reason, models have mostly been used by designers and constructors of highly innovative projects, when previous experience has not been available. The book covers the history of using physical models in the design and development of civil and building engineering projects including Robert Stephenson's Britannia Bridge in the 1840s, the masonry Aswan Dam in the 1890s and the Boulder Dam in the 1930s; tidal flow in estuaries and wind and seismic loads on structures from the 1890s, the acoustics of concert halls and the design of thin concrete shell roofs from the 1920s, and the dynamic behaviour of tall buildings from the 1930s, as well as and cable-net and membrane structures in the 1960s. Individual designers featured include Eduardo Torroja, Pier Luigi Nervi, Heinz Hossdorf, Heinz Isler, Frei Otto, Sergio Musmeci and Mamoru Kawaguchi. The book concludes with overviews of the current use of physical models alongside computer models, for example in boundary layer wind tunnels, seismic engineering, hydrology, soil mechanics, and air flow in buildings. Traditionally, progress in engineering has been attributed to the creation and use of engineering science, the understanding of materials properties and the development of new construction methods. The book argues that the use of reduced-scale models has played an equally important part in the development of civil and building engineering. However, like the history of engineering design itself, this crucial contribution has not been widely reported or celebrated. The book includes 39 chapters written by 29 authors from ten different countries.

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