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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For bigger structures, though, stone and brick dominated for millennia, but they required a lot of preparation – stone had to be machined into blocks, and bricks were hand-formed and baked in a furnace. Both were incredibly heavy, ...
For bigger structures, though, stone and brick dominated for millennia, but they required a lot of preparation – stone had to be machined into blocks, and bricks were hand-formed and baked in a furnace. Both were incredibly heavy, ...
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The ancient Babylonians built structures with a mixture of clay and pebbles, and parts of the Great Wall of China used ... Contrary to popular belief, concrete doesn't 'dry out'; it ties water tightly into its structure by a process ...
The ancient Babylonians built structures with a mixture of clay and pebbles, and parts of the Great Wall of China used ... Contrary to popular belief, concrete doesn't 'dry out'; it ties water tightly into its structure by a process ...
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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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One thing that's worth mentioning is that the huge glass facades in many tall structures don't actually support any other part of the building. They just kind of hang from the outside of it, like glass curtains.
One thing that's worth mentioning is that the huge glass facades in many tall structures don't actually support any other part of the building. They just kind of hang from the outside of it, like glass curtains.
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Given the one-way nature of our conversation, I'll have to assume you're happy with a 90-storey structure (approximately 380m, 1,247ft). Throughout the building process we'll need to consider the weight of the structure, called the dead ...
Given the one-way nature of our conversation, I'll have to assume you're happy with a 90-storey structure (approximately 380m, 1,247ft). Throughout the building process we'll need to consider the weight of the structure, called the dead ...
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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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