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Engineering in plain sight : an illustrated field guide to the constructed environment /

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"This illustrated book extends the field guide genre from natural phenomena to human-made structures, making their design and construction approachable and understandable to non-engineers. Readers will learn to identify characteristics of the electrical grid, roadways, railways, bridges, tunnel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hillhouse, Grady (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : No Starch Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Civil engineering > Popular works.
Infrastructure (Economics) > Popular works.
Civil engineering.
Infrastructure (Economics)
Electronic books.
Popular works.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This illustrated book extends the field guide genre from natural phenomena to human-made structures, making their design and construction approachable and understandable to non-engineers. Readers will learn to identify characteristics of the electrical grid, roadways, railways, bridges, tunnels, waterways, and more."--
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (251 pages) : illustrations (some color)
ISBN:9781718502338
1718502338