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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... walls of tube tunnels. I found myself wondering how it all tied together, and what kind of engineering, technology and science lay behind it. In short, I wanted to figure out how cities work, and to help others to do the same. As it ...
... walls of tube tunnels. I found myself wondering how it all tied together, and what kind of engineering, technology and science lay behind it. In short, I wanted to figure out how cities work, and to help others to do the same. As it ...
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... Wall of China used cement-like material to bind blocks together. 'Modern' concrete only truly emerged in the mid1800s, with the invention of Portland cement. Its first engineering application was to fill a breach in a tunnel under the ...
... Wall of China used cement-like material to bind blocks together. 'Modern' concrete only truly emerged in the mid1800s, with the invention of Portland cement. Its first engineering application was to fill a breach in a tunnel under the ...
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... 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 bricks above the beam isn't counteracted by anything below it, which causes the ...
... 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 bricks above the beam isn't counteracted by anything below it, which causes the ...
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... 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. And they do look rather gorgeous, so we ...
... 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. And they do look rather gorgeous, so we ...
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... walls are in resisting motion. The end walls on the lowest floor of each of the building's three “noses” are thicker than all the rest.' This combination of a stiff central core and walls of varying thickness provided a new way to build ...
... walls are in resisting motion. The end walls on the lowest floor of each of the building's three “noses” are thicker than all the rest.' This combination of a stiff central core and walls of varying thickness provided a new way to build ...
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