Building The Bridge

Garcia, Belen (editor). EARTHQUAKE ARCHITECTURE : NEW CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES FOR EARTHQUAKE DISASTER PREVENTION. New York LOFT and HBI 2000 ISBN: 0060198907

Quarto in illus DJ; 208 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 30 cm. Hardcover condition: Near Fine in Near Fine DJ with genlty bumped; worn corners. Original paper band laid in . Remainder stamp to bottom edge. Earthquakes; Arquitectura sismica, New construction techniques for earthquake disaster preventionPolytechnic Center of the University of Granada / M.A. Graciani, Llopis Architects and J.E. Martinez de Angulo -- The new European Parliament / Architecture Studio -- The Yapi Kredi Bank Oprations [sic] Center / John McAslan & Partners -- Paper houses / Shigeru Ban -- The National Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand / JASMAX Architects -- Manantiales building / Luis Izquierdo ... [et al.] -- Metropolitan Cathedral of Managua / Legorreta Arquitectos -- Augen Opticos laboratories / Alberto Kalach -- Arrowhead Regional Medical Center / BTA-Bobrow/Thomas & Associates -- Residence for Florence and William Tsui / Eugene Tsui (Tsui Design and Research Inc.) -- Los Angeles emergency operations center / BTA-Bobrow/Thomas & Associates -- First Interstate World Center / Pei Cobb Freed & Partners -- Expansion and renovation of the San Francisco Court of Appeals / SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP) -- New international terminal for San Francisco airport / SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP), Del Campo & Maru y Michael Willis Associates -- San Francisco main public library / Pei Cobb Freed & Partners/Simon Martin-Vegue Winkelstein Moris -- A business center ; The Money Store headquarters / E.M. Kado & Associates -- Century Tower / Foster & Partners -- Millenium Tower / Foster & Partners -- The Fruit Museum / Itsuko Hasegawa Atelier -- Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge / HSBA-Honshu Shikoku Bridge Authority -- Temporary housing for people affected by the Kobe earthquake / Shigeru Ban -- Kansai International Airport / Renzo Piano Building Workshop -- The CEC building / Artech Inc. -- Taichung II Tower / KPF-Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC -- Bionic tower / Javier Pioz, Maria Rosa Cervera and Eloy Celaya. Chapters entitled: Polytechnic Center of the University of Granada / M.A. Graciani, Llopis Architects and J.E. Martinez de Angulo -- The new European Parliament / Architecture Studio -- The Yapi Kredi Bank Oprations [sic] Center / John McAslan & Partners -- Paper houses / Shigeru Ban -- The National Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand / JASMAX Architects -- Manantiales building / Luis Izquierdo ... [et al.] -- Metropolitan Cathedral of Managua / Legorreta Arquitectos -- Augen Opticos laboratories / Alberto Kalach -- Arrowhead Regional Medical Center / BTA-Bobrow/Thomas & Associates -- Residence for Florence and William Tsui / Eugene Tsui (Tsui Design and Research Inc.) -- Los Angeles emergency operations center / BTA-Bobrow/Thomas & Associates -- First Interstate World Center / Pei Cobb Freed & Partners -- Expansion and renovation of the San Francisco Court of Appeals / SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP) -- New international terminal for San Francisco airport / SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP), Del Campo & Maru y Michael Willis Associates -- San Francisco main public library / Pei Cobb Freed & Partners/Simon Martin-Vegue Winkelstein Moris -- A business center ; The Money Store headquarters / E.M. Kado & Associates -- Century Tower / Foster & Partners -- Millenium Tower / Foster & Partners -- The Fruit Museum / Itsuko Hasegawa Atelier -- Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge / HSBA-Honshu Shikoku Bridge Authority -- Temporary housing for people affected by the Kobe earthquake / Shigeru Ban -- Kansai International Airport / Renzo Piano Building Workshop -- The CEC building / Artech Inc. -- Taichung II Tower / KPF-Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC -- Bionic tower / Javier Pioz, Maria Rosa Cervera and Eloy Celaya.Earthquake resistant design. Conception parasismique.

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CinCPac: CINCPAC-CINCPOA Bulletin No. 162-45 Japanese Bridge Building and River Crossing; Know Your Enemy! US Navy 1945
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011278-CINCPAC-CINCPOA Bulletin No. 162-45 Japanese Bridge Building and River Crossing; Know Your Enemy! 22 Pages 1945 THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT Discusses the bridge-building capabilities of the Japanese, including the criticism of Japanese engineering methods because their bridge construction does not come up to the technical specifications of American standards. The comparison is fallacious because the size and amount of equipment moved by the Allies is much greater than that of the Japanese, therefore the engineers' construction does not need to be as strong as allied construction in order to fulfill their missions. When tactical conditions permit, the Japanese follow a pattern similar to the U.S. in moving men and material across rivers and swamps. They use pontoon bridges, girder and trestle bridges, boats and barges. They excel at improvisation, generally developing the expedient from local materials obtained near the site of construction. They embrace two methods of bridge construction: construction by successive bays and construction by parts, but disregard all form rules of construction and concentrate on getting the job done rapidly by using any method. THIS DOCUMENT IS FURNISHED ON CDROM FORMAT CD ROM CD ROM Version

[SW: Defensive operations; Japanese Army; World War, 1939-1945; World War II; WWII; Military doctrine; Force structure; Bridging operations; Bridge Construction]

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Beckett, Derrick. GREAT BUILDINGS OF THE WORLD: BRIDGES. NY: Paul Hamlyn, c. 1969. ; fester Einband / hard cover
Very minor edge wear on the clean, sound binding. Contents are almost like new. Minor edge wear, very minor soil, on the complete DJ. ; Black boards, bright gold lettering. Glossary, index. 12 color plates. Over 200 b/w photos & sketches. HISTORY. "BRIDGES is a fascinating survey of the history and techniques of bridge building throught the world...shows how the most sophisticated modern bridges are all descended from three primitive forms: a fallen tree spanning a gorge, natural rock arching over a stream, or vines trailing from tree to tree...traces the development of bridge building from the prehistoric stone slab to the steel and concrete giant of today, and describes the stuggles and achievements of pioneers like Brunel, Eiffel, Maillart and Roebling who, with the invention of new materials and new techniques, assisted the rapid advance of bridge building in the 19th and 20th centuries. Twelve bridges, each an example of a different technique, are selected for detailed discussion. " ; 8 x 8-3/4"; 191 pages. 0600016404.

Hardcover, VG/VG-.

[SW: Clifton Suspension Bridge; BRITANNIA Tubular Bridge; Squire Whipple's Truss Bridge; Garabit Viaduct; Salginatobel Bridge; Gladesville Bridge; Severn Bridge; Norderelbe Bridge;,]

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McCullough, David G. The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge, New York Simon & Schuster Paperbacks 1982 ; weicher Einband / soft cover ISBN: 067145711X
067145711X Fine

636 pp., illus., biblio., index; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. "This monumental book is the enthralling story of one of the greatest events in our nation's history, during the Age of Optimism -- a period when Americans were convinced in their hearts that all things were possible. In the years around 1870, when the project was first undertaken, the concept of building an unprecedented bridge to span the East River between the great cities of Manhattan and Brooklyn required a vision and determination comparable to that which went into the building of the great cathedrals. Throughout the fourteen years of its construction, the odds against the successful completion of the bridge seemed staggering. Bodies were crushed and broken, lives lost, political empires fell, and surges of public emotion constantly threatened the project. But this is not merely the saga of an engineering miracle; it is a sweeping narrative of the social climate of the time and of the heroes and rascals who had a hand in either constructing or exploiting the surpassing enterprise. / David McCullough has been widely acclaimed as a 'master of the art of narrative history,' 'a matchless writer.' He is twice winner of the National Book Award, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize. In December 2006 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nations's highest civilian award." - Publisher. 29th printing Trade Paperback 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 29th printing

[SW: American::4. Late 19th Century]

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