The only Structures book the student needs to buy! A clear, comprehensive & practical guide to a core topic in civil/structural engineering, satisfying the textbook requirements of three years of study.
Library Binding
(Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, May 1, 2003)
An overview of how challenges to design and construction have been overcome throughout history to make it possible to build structures that can stand up to natural forces.
Along with fascinating facts that explore concepts across a wide range of topics, comic-strip illustrations present historical background information and foster modern-day science connections.
An introduction to many kinds of structures including animals, skeletons, trees, roofs, bridges, roads, and buildings, with study questions, activities, and experiments
Examines a variety of manufactured structures, from skyscrapers to airplanes, and discusses how they imitate natural structures like eggs and seed pods in protecting and transporting living things.
Describes how man-made structures such as tunnels, bridges, and dams have been built and how they have changed the way we live; and observes the beauty and strength of both man-made and natural structures. Also gives instructions for building one's own structures.Describes how man-made structures such as tunnels, bridges, and dams have been built and how they have changed the way we live; and observes the beauty and strength of both man-made and natural structures