Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the MetropolisBloomsbury Publishing, 11. kol 2016. - Broj stranica: 288 Cities are a big deal. More people now live in them than don't, and with a growing world population, the urban jungle is only going to get busier in the coming decades. But how often do we stop to think about what makes our cities work? Cities are built using some of the most creative and revolutionary science and engineering ideas – from steel structures that scrape the sky to glass cables that help us communicate at the speed of light – but most of us are too busy to notice. Science and the City is your guidebook to that hidden world, helping you to uncover some of the remarkable technologies that keep the world's great metropolises moving. Laurie Winkless takes us around cities in six continents to find out how they're dealing with the challenges of feeding, housing, powering and connecting more people than ever before. In this book, you'll meet urban pioneers from history, along with today's experts in everything from roads to time, and you will uncover the vital role science has played in shaping the city around you. But more than that, by exploring cutting-edge research from labs across the world, you'll build your own vision of the megacity of tomorrow, based on science fact rather than science fiction. Science and the City is the perfect read for anyone curious about the world they live in. |
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... force between the soil below the foundations, and the weight of the building's walls. But it is very weak under tension, when any force acts to stretch it. This is why concrete beams are never used above doorframes. The weight of the ...
... force between the soil below the foundations, and the weight of the building's walls. But it is very weak under tension, when any force acts to stretch it. This is why concrete beams are never used above doorframes. The weight of the ...
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... forces the glass molecules to compress together. Because of this strength, it can span large distances with very little support. But as buildings have become taller, architects and engineers have demanded more than strength. 'Now we're ...
... forces the glass molecules to compress together. Because of this strength, it can span large distances with very little support. But as buildings have become taller, architects and engineers have demanded more than strength. 'Now we're ...
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... force). In the image below, you'll see a cylinder (black circle) followed by a series of blobs. Each of these is a wind-induced vortex, and together, they produce a kind of rhythm that can push the building from side to side. This ...
... force). In the image below, you'll see a cylinder (black circle) followed by a series of blobs. Each of these is a wind-induced vortex, and together, they produce a kind of rhythm that can push the building from side to side. This ...
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... forces. Some of you might be familiar with the equation: F = ma. What it means is that when an external force, F, is applied to a system with mass, m, there will be an acceleration, a.* We already know that wind can act as this external ...
... forces. Some of you might be familiar with the equation: F = ma. What it means is that when an external force, F, is applied to a system with mass, m, there will be an acceleration, a.* We already know that wind can act as this external ...
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