Robert Maillart's bridges : the art of engineering / David P. Billington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Billington, David P., 1927-2018, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bridges--Switzerland.

Bridges.

Concrete construction.

Maillart, Robert, 1872-1940.

Maillart, Robert.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 146 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1979]

Summary:

The description for this book, Robert Maillart's Bridges: The Art of Engineering, will be forthcoming.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations and Tables

Preface

Prologue. The Salgina Crossing

1. Family and School (1872-1894)

2. Reinforced Concrete in the 1890's

3. The Turn from Masonry (1894-1901)

4. The New Bridge Form (1901-1904)

5. From Bridges to Buildings (1904-1909)

6. The Business of Building (1909-1919)

7. From Builder to Designer (1919-1927)

8. Tavanasa, Salginatobel, and Beyond (1927-1940)

9. The Role of Science in Engineering: Force Follows Form

10. The Role of Art in Engineering: Structure as Art

Appendix A. The Writings of Robert Maillart

Appendix B. Map and Table of Maillart's Major Bridges

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691216072

069121607X

OCLC:

1191864188