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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But gradually, once the initial shock of the scale of the city wore off, I started to notice things, such as strange pipes hidden in the dark walls of tube tunnels. I found myself wondering how it all tied together, and what kind of ...
But gradually, once the initial shock of the scale of the city wore off, I started to notice things, such as strange pipes hidden in the dark walls of tube tunnels. I found myself wondering how it all tied together, and what kind of ...
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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 cement-like material to bind blocks together. 'Modern' concrete only truly emerged in the mid1800s, ...
The ancient Babylonians built structures with a mixture of clay and pebbles, and parts of the Great Wall of China used cement-like material to bind blocks together. 'Modern' concrete only truly emerged in the mid1800s, ...
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Concrete is strong under compression – most buildings use it in their foundations because it is good at withstanding the 'squeezing' force between the soil below the foundations, and the weight of the building's walls.
Concrete is strong under compression – most buildings use it in their foundations because it is good at withstanding the 'squeezing' force between the soil below the foundations, and the weight of the building's walls.
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... these facades are called curtain walls. Now, that's not to say that glass windows and their frames don't add anything to the building – they certainly add mass – but they don't have a direct role in keeping the building upright.
... these facades are called curtain walls. Now, that's not to say that glass windows and their frames don't add anything to the building – they certainly add mass – but they don't have a direct role in keeping the building upright.
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Along the length of each of the wings are so-called corridor walls – these support the core in the same way as buttresses held (and still hold) up the thick stone walls of cathedrals and castles the world over.
Along the length of each of the wings are so-called corridor walls – these support the core in the same way as buttresses held (and still hold) up the thick stone walls of cathedrals and castles the world over.
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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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