Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the MetropolisCities 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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Its mechanical properties mean that it can be used in most loadbearing structures (such as walls and pillars), and when used in flooring, it can be poured directly into place. So, we should probably have some for our skyscraper.
Its mechanical properties mean that it can be used in most loadbearing structures (such as walls and pillars), and when used in flooring, it can be poured directly into place. So, we should probably have some for our skyscraper.
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More beams means a heavier building, and then deeper and wider foundations to support it... and so on. To be practical, a steel frame can only be used for buildings up to 40 storeys tall. Anything beyond that and you'd end up with more ...
More beams means a heavier building, and then deeper and wider foundations to support it... and so on. To be practical, a steel frame can only be used for buildings up to 40 storeys tall. Anything beyond that and you'd end up with more ...
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Its mechanical properties mean that the length of a lift cable could, in theory at least, be doubled, from 500m (as in the Burj Khalifa), to more than 1,000m (3,280ft). Daniel Safarik from the CTBUH believes that ultrarope is more than ...
Its mechanical properties mean that the length of a lift cable could, in theory at least, be doubled, from 500m (as in the Burj Khalifa), to more than 1,000m (3,280ft). Daniel Safarik from the CTBUH believes that ultrarope is more than ...
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All of the modelling, wind-tunnel testing and clever structural design means that the Burj Khalifa is the most stable skyscraper in the world. Aerodynamics is just one way to help skyscrapers resist wind stress.
All of the modelling, wind-tunnel testing and clever structural design means that the Burj Khalifa is the most stable skyscraper in the world. Aerodynamics is just one way to help skyscrapers resist wind stress.
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This means that it can be used to produce windows that don't let heat escape. In 2016, researchers at University College London announced the development of their own self-cleaning, energy-efficient window. They used VO 2 to minimise ...
This means that it can be used to produce windows that don't let heat escape. In 2016, researchers at University College London announced the development of their own self-cleaning, energy-efficient window. They used VO 2 to minimise ...
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| Naslov | Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis |
| Autor | Laurie Winkless |
| Izdanje | ponovljeni tisak |
| Izdavač | Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016 |
| ISBN | 1472913221, 9781472913227 |
| Duljina | Broj stranica: 288 |
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