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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Because concrete can be poured into moulds, you can make it into complex shapes. It's naturally fire-resistant and is less susceptible to rot, corrosion or decay than other building materials. And, it gets stronger over time.
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It is also the only part of the building that stays a constant size and shape from the ground floor to the very top. 'To go higher than ever before, we knew we needed a stiff axle through the centre of the building, and that a closed ...
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Like other fibres, it can be woven into a cloth, and if coated with a resin or plastic, it can easily be made into any shape. It's heavily used in Formula One cars and in a range of aerospace applications. But the main thing to know ...
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... but even in an area with moderate seismic activity, wind usually dominates designs.' The thing is, for some shapes, such as a cylinder, the wind won't just flow by unimpeded – it forms areas of turbulence around the.
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Thankfully, all skyscrapers are designed with vortex shedding in mind – their shape is only partly to do with making them look gorgeous or interesting. Mostly, it's about stopping these vortices from forming in the first place.
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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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