How to Read Bridges is a practical introduction to looking at the structure and purpose of bridges. It is a guide to reading the structural clues embedded in every bridge that allows their variety and ingenuity to be better appreciated. Small enough to carry in your pocket and serious enough to provide real answers, this comprehensive guide:
- analyses and explores all types of bridges from around the world from the first millennium to the present day.
- explores fundamental concepts of bridge design, key materials and engineering techniques.
- provides an accessible visual guide with intelligent text, using detailed illustrations and cross-sections of technical features.
- ISBN10 1408171767
- ISBN13 9781408171769
- Publish Date 16 February 2012
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 3 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Herbert Press Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 256
- Language English