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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Ressler, Stephen.     Subjects     Structural analysis (Engineering)     Structural engineering.     Strength of materials.     Building materials.     Load factor design.     Trusses.     Arches.     Structural design.     Architecture, Gothic.     Pyramids -- Design and construction.     Domes -- Design and construction.     Arch bridges -- Design and construction.     Suspension bridges -- Design and construction.     Cantilever bridges -- Design and construction.     Skyscrapers -- Design and construction.     Building, Iron and steel.     Concrete construction.     Tensile architecture.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Ressler, Stephen.       by title:      Understanding the wo...       by call number:      DVD 624.17 R435u     Search the Web     Ressler, Stephen.     Structural analysis (Engineering)     Structural engineering.     Strength of materials.     Building materials.     Load factor design.     Trusses.     Arches.     Structural design.     Architecture, Gothic.     Pyramids -- Design and construction.     Domes -- Design and construction.     Arch bridges -- Design and construction.     Suspension bridges -- Design and construction.     Cantilever bridges -- Design and construction.     Skyscrapers -- Design and construction.     Building, Iron and steel.     Concrete construction.     Tensile architecture.       MARC Display

Understanding the world's greatest structures [videorecording (DVD)] : science and innovation from antiquity to modernity / Stephen Ressler. by Ressler, Stephen. Teaching Co., c2011. Call #: DVD 624.17 R435u Subjects Structural analysis (Engineering)   Structural engineering.   Strength of materials.   Building materials.   Load factor design.   Trusses.   Arches.   Structural design.   Architecture, Gothic.   Pyramids -- Design and construction.   Domes -- Design and construction.   Arch bridges -- Design and construction.   Suspension bridges -- Design and construction.   Cantilever bridges -- Design and construction.   Skyscrapers -- Design and construction.   Building, Iron and steel.   Concrete construction.   Tensile architecture. Series Great courses (DVD)   Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. ISBN:  9781598037258 (set) Alternate title:  Great Courses. Understanding the world's greatest structures [videorecording (DVD)] : science and innovation from antiquity to modernity Format:  [videorecording (DVD)] : Description:  4 videodiscs (12 hrs.) : digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 202 p. ; 19 cm.). Notes:  Course guidebook includes lecture outlines, timeline, glossary, and bibliographical references. 24 lectures - 30 minutes per lecture. Home use only. Contents:  Disc 1: Learning to see and understand structure -- The science of structure: forces in balance -- Internal forces, stress, and strength -- From wood to steel: properties of materials -- Building up: columns and buckling -- Building across: beams and bending. Disc 2: Trusses: the power of the triangle -- Cables and arches: the power of the parabola -- Loads and structural systems -- Egypt and Greece: pyramids to the Parthenon -- The glory of Rome in arches and vaults -- The rise and fall of the gothic cathedral. Disc 3: Three great domes: Rome to the Renaissance -- How iron and science transformed arch bridges -- Suspension bridges: the battle of the cable -- Suspension bridges: the challenge of wind -- Great cantilever bridges: tragedy and triumph -- The rise of iron and steel framed buildings. Disc 4: The great skyscraper race -- The beauty and versatility of modern concrete -- Amazing thin shells: strength from curvature -- Vast roof systems of iron and steel -- The incredible lightness of tension structures -- Strategies for understanding any structure. Performers:  Lectures by Professor Stephen Ressler (Professor of Civil Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point). Summary:  Lectures introduce the principles of form, function, and structure while also looking at the mathematical and mechanical principles behind the construction of the world's greatest structures. Genre:  Educational films. Filmed lectures. DVDs. Other authors:  Teaching Company. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Adult Nonfeature DVDs DVD 624.17 R435u Adult Dvds-21 Days Checked out Jul 04, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Sackville Public Library Adult Nonfeature DVDs DVD 624.17 R435u Adult Dvds-21 Days Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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