Titre : |
Physical models : their historical and current use in civil and building engineering design |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Bill Addis, Editeur scientifique ; Karl-Eugen Kurrer, Préfacier, etc. ; Werner Lorenz, Préfacier, etc. ; Werner Sobek, Préfacier, etc. |
Editeur : |
Berlin : Ernst & Sohn, a Wiley Brand |
Année de publication : |
2021 |
Collection : |
Construction history series |
Importance : |
1 vol. (xxxii-1113 p.) |
Présentation : |
ill., phot. en n. et bl. |
Format : |
25 cm |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-3-433-03257-2 |
Note générale : |
PRINT ISBN : 978-3-433-03257-2. - ePDF ISBN : 978-3-433-60962-0. - ePub ISBN : 978-3-433-60963-7. - PPN 262876906. |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Tags : |
Physique mathématique Génie civil Génie hydraulique Modèles techniques -- Histoire Technique de la construction -- Histoire Ouvrages d'art -- Histoire Construction -- Équipement Immeubles de grande hauteur Ponts Arcs (architecture) Civil engineering Hydraulic engineering Tall buildings Engineering models -- History Structural engineering Engineering Design Construction equipment Bridges Arcturus (star) -- Observations Istituto Sperimentale Modelli et Strutture (ISMES) Barlow, William Henry (1812-1902) Bland, William Boistard, Louis-Charles (1763-1823) Danyzy, Augustin (1698-1777) Euler, Leonhard (1707-1883) Gaudi, Antoni (1852-1926) Hossdorf, Heinz (1925-2006) Hübsch, Heinrich (1794-1863) Jenkin, Henry Charles Fleeming (1833-1885) Isler, Heinz (1926-2009) Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519 Méry, Edouard Henri François (1805-1866) Moseley, Henry (1801-1872) Pippard, Alfred (1891-1969) Robison, John (1739-1805) Rondelet, Jean-Baptiste (1743-1829) Tape, Wilhelm (1769-1823) Torroja, Eduardo (1899-1961) Young, Thomas (1773-1829) Vicat, Louis (1785-1861) |
Index. décimale : |
624 Génie civil |
Résumé : |
"This book covers the history of using physical models in the design and development of civil and building engineering projects ..."--Page 4 of coverPhysical models have been, and continue to be used by engineers when faced with unprecedented challenges, when engineering science has been inadequate or even non-existent, and in any other situation when engineers have needed to raise their confidence in a design proposal to a sufficient level in order to begin construction. For this reason, models have mostly been used by designers and constructors of highly innovative projects, when previous experience has not been available.The book covers the history of using physical models in the design and development of civil and building engineering projects including Robert Stephenson's Britannia Bridge in the 1840s, the masonry Aswan Dam in the 1890s and the Boulder Dam in the 1930s; tidal flow in estuaries and wind and seismic loads on structures from the 1890s, the acoustics of concert halls and the design of thin concrete shell roofs from the 1920s, and the dynamic behaviour of tall buildings from the 1930s, as well as and cable-net and membrane structures in the 1960s. Individual designers featured include Eduardo Torroja, Pier Luigi Nervi, Heinz Hossdorf, Heinz Isler, Frei Otto, Sergio Musmeci and Mamoru Kawaguchi.The book concludes with overviews of the current use of physical models alongside computer models, for example in boundary layer wind tunnels, seismic engineering, hydrology, soil mechanics, and air flow in buildings.Traditionally, progress in engineering has been attributed to the creation and use of engineering science, the understanding of materials properties and the development of new construction methods. The book argues that the use of reduced-scale models has played an equally important part in the development of civil and building engineering. However, like the history of engineering design itself, this crucial contribution has not been widely reported or celebrated. (4ème de couverture) |
Note de contenu : |
Références bibliographiques en fin de chapitre. Index p.1097-1111 |
Physical models : their historical and current use in civil and building engineering design [texte imprimé] / Bill Addis, Editeur scientifique ; Karl-Eugen Kurrer, Préfacier, etc. ; Werner Lorenz, Préfacier, etc. ; Werner Sobek, Préfacier, etc. . - Berlin : Ernst & Sohn, a Wiley Brand, 2021 . - 1 vol. (xxxii-1113 p.) : ill., phot. en n. et bl. ; 25 cm. - ( Construction history series) . ISBN : 978-3-433-03257-2 PRINT ISBN : 978-3-433-03257-2. - ePDF ISBN : 978-3-433-60962-0. - ePub ISBN : 978-3-433-60963-7. - PPN 262876906. Langues : Anglais ( eng)
Tags : |
Physique mathématique Génie civil Génie hydraulique Modèles techniques -- Histoire Technique de la construction -- Histoire Ouvrages d'art -- Histoire Construction -- Équipement Immeubles de grande hauteur Ponts Arcs (architecture) Civil engineering Hydraulic engineering Tall buildings Engineering models -- History Structural engineering Engineering Design Construction equipment Bridges Arcturus (star) -- Observations Istituto Sperimentale Modelli et Strutture (ISMES) Barlow, William Henry (1812-1902) Bland, William Boistard, Louis-Charles (1763-1823) Danyzy, Augustin (1698-1777) Euler, Leonhard (1707-1883) Gaudi, Antoni (1852-1926) Hossdorf, Heinz (1925-2006) Hübsch, Heinrich (1794-1863) Jenkin, Henry Charles Fleeming (1833-1885) Isler, Heinz (1926-2009) Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519 Méry, Edouard Henri François (1805-1866) Moseley, Henry (1801-1872) Pippard, Alfred (1891-1969) Robison, John (1739-1805) Rondelet, Jean-Baptiste (1743-1829) Tape, Wilhelm (1769-1823) Torroja, Eduardo (1899-1961) Young, Thomas (1773-1829) Vicat, Louis (1785-1861) |
Index. décimale : |
624 Génie civil |
Résumé : |
"This book covers the history of using physical models in the design and development of civil and building engineering projects ..."--Page 4 of coverPhysical models have been, and continue to be used by engineers when faced with unprecedented challenges, when engineering science has been inadequate or even non-existent, and in any other situation when engineers have needed to raise their confidence in a design proposal to a sufficient level in order to begin construction. For this reason, models have mostly been used by designers and constructors of highly innovative projects, when previous experience has not been available.The book covers the history of using physical models in the design and development of civil and building engineering projects including Robert Stephenson's Britannia Bridge in the 1840s, the masonry Aswan Dam in the 1890s and the Boulder Dam in the 1930s; tidal flow in estuaries and wind and seismic loads on structures from the 1890s, the acoustics of concert halls and the design of thin concrete shell roofs from the 1920s, and the dynamic behaviour of tall buildings from the 1930s, as well as and cable-net and membrane structures in the 1960s. Individual designers featured include Eduardo Torroja, Pier Luigi Nervi, Heinz Hossdorf, Heinz Isler, Frei Otto, Sergio Musmeci and Mamoru Kawaguchi.The book concludes with overviews of the current use of physical models alongside computer models, for example in boundary layer wind tunnels, seismic engineering, hydrology, soil mechanics, and air flow in buildings.Traditionally, progress in engineering has been attributed to the creation and use of engineering science, the understanding of materials properties and the development of new construction methods. The book argues that the use of reduced-scale models has played an equally important part in the development of civil and building engineering. However, like the history of engineering design itself, this crucial contribution has not been widely reported or celebrated. (4ème de couverture) |
Note de contenu : |
Références bibliographiques en fin de chapitre. Index p.1097-1111 |
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