Bibliograph

Understanding the world's greatest structures, science and innovation from antiquity to modernity, Stephen Ressler, Disc 1-4

Type

Label

Understanding the world's greatest structures, science and innovation from antiquity to modernity, Stephen Ressler, Disc 1-4

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Understanding the world's greatest structures

Oclc number

712202550

Responsibility statement

Stephen Ressler

Runtime

720

Series statement

Great courses: Science & mathematics

Sub title

science and innovation from antiquity to modernity

Summary

"Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity -- a marvelous learning experience that takes you around the world and reveals the stories behind the most famous bridges, churches, skyscrapers, towers, and other structures from thousands of years of history. These 24 lectures take you on a fascinating and richly illustrated tour that deftly blends history and science to create an unforgettable survey of our world's most remarkable structural masterpieces, one informed by the fundamentals of structural engineering and their underlying scientific principles."--Publisher

Table Of 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 bendingDisc 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 cathedralDisc 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 buildingsDisc 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

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification