The history of the theory of structures : from arch analysis to computational mechanics /
This book traces the evolution of theory of structures and strength of materials - the development of the geometrical thinking of the Renaissance to become the fundamental engineering science discipline rooted in classical mechanics. Starting with the strength experiments of Leonardo da Vinci and Ga...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the German. |
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Berlin :
Ernst & Sohn,
[2008]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book traces the evolution of theory of structures and strength of materials - the development of the geometrical thinking of the Renaissance to become the fundamental engineering science discipline rooted in classical mechanics. Starting with the strength experiments of Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo, the author examines the emergence of individual structural analysis methods and their formation into theory of structures in the 19th century. For the first time, a book of this kind outlines the development from classical theory of structures to the structural mechanics and computational mec. |
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| Item Description: | Translator from title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (848 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 778-830) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9783433600177 3433600171 9783433600160 3433600163 1282461028 9781282461024 9786612461026 6612461020 |