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Robert Maillart's bridges : the art of engineering /

Billington, David P.

Robert Maillart's bridges : the art of engineering / David P. Billington. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1979. - xv, 146 p. : ill. ; 21 x 26 cm. ; pbk.

CW427

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Family and school (1872-1894)-- Reinforced concrete in the 1890's -- The turn from masonry (1894-1901) -- The new bridge form (1901-1904) -- From bridges to buildings (1904-1909) -- The business of building (1909-1919) -- From builder to designer (1919-1927) -- Tavanasa, Salginatobel, and beyond (1927-1940) -- The role of science in engineering: force follows form -- The role of art in engineering: structure as art.

0691082030 : $17.50 9780691082035 0691024219 9780691024219 9780691082035 : £11.00

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Maillart, Robert, 1872-1940.


Bridges--Switzerland
Concrete construction.
Civil engineering, surveying & building

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