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

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, wat...

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Main Author: Hillhouse, Grady (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : No Starch Press, Inc., [2022].
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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.
Physical Description:xi, 251 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:Includes index.
ISBN:9781718502321
171850232X