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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... structure (approximately 380m, 1,247ft). Throughout the building process we'll need to consider the weight of the structure, called the dead load, and the weight of anything it will contain (humans, office equipment, elevators ...
... structure (approximately 380m, 1,247ft). Throughout the building process we'll need to consider the weight of the structure, called the dead load, and the weight of anything it will contain (humans, office equipment, elevators ...
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... structure is part of the reality of supertall buildings; no single material can do everything. Baker told me, 'We normally try to keep a skyscraper as stiff as possible. This limits our materials choices and certainly shaped our design ...
... structure is part of the reality of supertall buildings; no single material can do everything. Baker told me, 'We normally try to keep a skyscraper as stiff as possible. This limits our materials choices and certainly shaped our design ...
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... structure had another key role to play, as we'll learn shortly, and the concrete spine now houses the building's many elevators. In addition, the core made the construction process easier: because its width remains constant, the floor ...
... structure had another key role to play, as we'll learn shortly, and the concrete spine now houses the building's many elevators. In addition, the core made the construction process easier: because its width remains constant, the floor ...
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... structure may be beyond our own construction skills, but if we follow the example of Baker's team, we can use identical units that repeat throughout the structure, to make the build simpler and more efficient. But how do we go about ...
... structure may be beyond our own construction skills, but if we follow the example of Baker's team, we can use identical units that repeat throughout the structure, to make the build simpler and more efficient. But how do we go about ...
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... build a Lego wall with three-brick units rather than singles – their speedy modular method added three floors a * The average pressure in the tyres of a Volkswagen Polo is 2.2Bar. day to the structure. But while it's a very efficient UP 23.
... build a Lego wall with three-brick units rather than singles – their speedy modular method added three floors a * The average pressure in the tyres of a Volkswagen Polo is 2.2Bar. day to the structure. But while it's a very efficient UP 23.
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Chapter 2 Switch | 47 |
Chapter 3 Wet | 85 |
Chapter 4 Way | 121 |
Chapter 5 Drive | 157 |
Chapter 6 Loco | 191 |
Chapter 7 Connect | 227 |
Chapter 8 City | 263 |
Further Reading | 271 |
Acknowledgements | 281 |
Index | 283 |
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