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Ressler, Stephen.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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