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An Encyclopaedia of World Bridges (Hardcover)
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An Encyclopaedia of World Bridges (Hardcover)
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Bridges are one of the most important artefacts constructed by man,
the structures having had an incalculable effect on the development
of trade and civilisation throughout the world. Their construction
has led to continuing advances in civil engineering technology,
leading to bigger spans and the use of new materials. Their
failures, too, whether from an inadequate understanding of
engineering principles or as a result of natural catastrophes or
warfare, have often caused immense hardship as a result of lost
lives or broken communications. In this book, a sister publication
to his earlier An Encyclopaedia of British Bridges (Pen & Sword
2019), David McFetrich gives brief descriptions of some 1200
bridges from more than 170 countries around the world. They
represent a wide range of different types of structure (such as
beam, cantilever, stayed and suspension bridges). Although some of
the pictures are of extremely well-known structures, many are not
so widely recognisable and a separate section of the book includes
more than seventy lists of bridges with distinctly unusual
characteristics in their design, usage and history.
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