Civil engineering : a very short introduction
著者
書誌事項
Civil engineering : a very short introduction
(Very short introductions, 331)
Oxford University Press, 2012
- : pbk
大学図書館所蔵 件 / 全68件
-
該当する所蔵館はありません
- すべての絞り込み条件を解除する
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-135) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Civil engineering produces the structures of all human settlements worldwide and is a vital discipline for many aspects modern life, underlying housing, transport, and our major areas and buildings related to work, study, and leisure.
In this Very Short Introduction, David Muir Wood demonstrates the nature and importance of civil engineering not only in the history of civilization and urbanization, but its range of facets today, and its challenges for the future. Beginning with the challenge of creating a settlement on a deserted island, which sets out the problems that civil engineers need to solve, he looks at the social and environmental considerations as well as the science, technology, and craft of building bridges, tunnels, houses, and areas of recreation.
He highlights the lives of some major civil engineers, including Brunel and Bazalgette, considers the challenges of managing water and energy, and looks at our increasing sensitivity to building and the environment.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
目次
- 1. Civil engineering
- 2. Materials of civil engineering
- 3. Water and waste
- 4. 'Directing the great sources of power in nature'
- 5. Concept - technology - realisation
- 6. Robustness
- 7. The future
- Further reading
「Nielsen BookData」 より