The Architect And Engineer Vol 133

Author : Fred'K W. Jones
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0266221645

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The Architect and Engineer, Vol. 133 by Fred'K W. Jones Pdf

Excerpt from The Architect and Engineer, Vol. 133: April 1938 Beware of Stucco by William Carter Rea (architect and Engineer for March) and most heartily agree with all that Mr. Rea has said. Furthermore I believe that any paint man who reads this article will feel as I do. I have no thought that architects. Worthy of the name. Would specify products of this kind. But they might allow such products to be used. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Juan Antonio Ramírez
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780786469307

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Architecture for the Screen by Juan Antonio Ramírez Pdf

Most of us have never found ourselves trapped inside a burning skyscraper or entombed within an Egyptian pyramid--but we probably have some idea of what it would be like because of their portrayal on screen. The movies have overcome the constraints of time and place by bringing us images of diverse and otherwise unfamiliar settings. This work covers the many applications of art and architecture appearing in the movies produced in Hollywood from the very beginning until the fifties. The first chapters deal with the process of design, construction, physical characteristics and immediate functions of a wide variety of architectural sets. The remaining chapters examine the great number of styles shown in those movies and take the reader up to the final triumph of modernist architecture in the aftermath of the Second World War.

Author : Rowland Mainstone
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781135143053

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Developments in Structural Form by Rowland Mainstone Pdf

In the critically acclaimed first edition of this book, Mainstone offered a brilliant and highly original account of the structural developments that have made possible the achievements of architects and bridge builders throughout history. In this extensively revised and expanded new edition, now available in paperback, new insights and a full coverage of recent developments in both design and construction are incorporated. The book identifies features that distinguish the forms built by man from those shaped by nature and discusses the physical and other constraints on the choices that can be made. It then looks in turn at all the elementary forms - arches, domes, beams, slabs and the like - which combine into the more complex forms of complete structures, and at the different classes of the complete forms themselves. The development of each form is traced chronologically, but with an emphasis less on the chronology than on the problems that designers have continually faced in trying to serve new ends with limited means or to serve old ones in new ways. The book concludes with a chapter on the processes of design, showing how the designer's freedom of choice has been widened by a growing understanding of structural behaviour.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 978 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1938
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UCAL:$B648836

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Architect and Engineer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anthony F. Molland,Stephen R. Turnock,Dominic A. Hudson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 569 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521760522

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Ship Resistance and Propulsion by Anthony F. Molland,Stephen R. Turnock,Dominic A. Hudson Pdf

Written by experts in the ship design field, this book provides a comprehensive approach to evaluating ship resistance and propulsion.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1931
Category : Architecture
ISBN : OCLC:35171564

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The Architect and Engineer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Peter Collins
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2004-05-10
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780773571198

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Concrete by Peter Collins Pdf

From the Foreword by Kenneth Frampton: "Concrete remains a valuable historical text that in many respects has never been given its due. It is an unmatched pioneering history of the development of reinforced concrete up to 1914. It records and analyses the densely articulated, if provincial, English debate with respect to the aesthetic challenge posed by the increasing popularity of concrete from around 1870 onwards. Finally, until very recently it was the only readily available monograph on Auguste Perret in English. In this regard it is particularly valuable as a thorough and perceptive assessment of Perret's life and career, one that still stands as a point of departure for all current attempts to situate this seminal architect within the wider trajectory of twentieth-century culture."

Author : Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1941
Category : Engineering
ISBN : OSU:32435068434737

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Engineering Experiment Station Series by Texas Engineering Experiment Station Pdf

Author : Linkan Bian,Nima Shamsaei,John Usher
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351647489

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Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing of Metal Parts by Linkan Bian,Nima Shamsaei,John Usher Pdf

Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing (LBAM) technologies, hailed by some as the "third industrial revolution," can increase product performance, while reducing time-to-market and manufacturing costs. This book is a comprehensive look at new technologies in LBAM of metal parts, covering topics such as mechanical properties, microstructural features, thermal behavior and solidification, process parameters, optimization and control, uncertainty quantification, and more. The book is aimed at addressing the needs of a diverse cross-section of engineers and professionals.

Author : Alistair Black,Simon Pepper,Kaye Bagshaw
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317173281

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Books, Buildings and Social Engineering by Alistair Black,Simon Pepper,Kaye Bagshaw Pdf

Public libraries have strangely never been the subject of an extensive design history. Consequently, this important and comprehensive book represents a ground-breaking socio-architectural study of pre-1939 public library buildings. A surprisingly high proportion of these urban civic buildings remain intact and present an increasingly difficult architectural problem for many communities. The book thus includes a study of what is happening to these historic libraries now and proposes that knowledge of their origins and early development can help build an understanding of how best to handle their future.

Author : Derek Walker
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0419240608

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Happold by Derek Walker Pdf

This monograph explores the life and work of Sir Edmund (Ted) Happold (1930-1996) and the legacy he has left to the engineering profession. He was renowned internationally as a practitioner, a research guru and an industry spokesman. He was Head of the School of Architecture and Building Engineering at the University of Bath, the principal of Buro Happold consulting engineers and the engineer who helped create such seminal buildings as the Pompidou Centre, the Conference Centre at Mecca, the Sports Hall at Jeddah, the Diplomatic Club at Riyadh, the Tsim Sha Tsui Cultural Center and Kowloon Park in Hong Kong and the Aviary in Munich. This book acknowledges the role he played during a professional life that spanned some thirty years and also explores the relationship between engineering and architecture and design.

Author : Kevin Lano,Sobhan Yassipour Tehrani
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-04
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783031441431

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Introduction to Software Architecture by Kevin Lano,Sobhan Yassipour Tehrani Pdf

This unique, accessible textbook gives a comprehensive introduction to software architecture, using ‘clean architecture’ concepts with agile methods and model-driven development. The work introduces the key concepts of software architectures and explains the importance of architectural design for the long-term usefulness and sustainability of software systems. In addition, it describes more than 30 architectural styles and patterns that can be used for constructing mobile applications, enterprise and web applications, machine-learning systems, and safety-critical systems. Topics and features: Combines clean-architecture principles with agile model-driven development Employs practical examples and real industrial cases to illustrate architectures for mobile apps, web apps, enterprise systems, safety-critical systems and machine-learning systems Explores support tools for architectural design and system development using the approach Provides tutorial questions and slides to support teaching and learning Delivers material that has been class-tested over 10 years with more than 1,000 students The textbook can be used to support teaching of an undergraduate module in software architecture, yet also includes more advanced topics suitable for a specialised software architecture module at master’s level. It also will be eminently suitable and relevant for software practitioners and researchers needing or wanting to explore the field in short courses or self-study. Dr. Kevin Lano is Reader in Software Engineering, Department of Informatics, King's College London, UK. Dr. Sobhan Yassipour Tehrani is a Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, University College London, UK.

Author : Chee Kai Chua,Wai Yee Yeong
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Co Inc
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789814612135

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Bioprinting by Chee Kai Chua,Wai Yee Yeong Pdf

At labs around the world, researchers have been experimenting with bioprinting, first just to see whether it was possible to push cells through a printhead without killing them (in most cases it is), and then trying to make cartilage, bone, skin, blood vessels, small bits of liver and other tissues. There are other ways to try to “engineer” tissue — one involves creating a scaffold out of plastics or other materials and adding cells to it. In theory, at least, a bioprinter has advantages in manipulating control of the placement of cells and other components to mimic natural structures. But just as the claims made for 3-D printing technology sometimes exceed the reality, the field of bioprinting has seen its share of hype. The reality is that, although bioprinting researchers have made great strides, there are many formidable obstacles to overcome. Nobody who has any credibility claims they can print organs, or believes in their heart of hearts that that will happen in the next 20 years, but for operations like hip replacement, advance in Bio-printing has made customization of certain body parts possible. This book will start from the concept of Tissue Engineering, covering various approaches in Scaffolds for tissue engineering, Bioprinting techniques and Materials for bioprinting, Cell processing, 3D cell culture techniques, Computational design and simulation, multi-disciplinary approaches in bioprinting and finally cover the applications of bioprinting.

Author : J. G. Borchelt
Publisher : ASTM International
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Masonry: Materials, Properties, and Performance by J. G. Borchelt Pdf

Author : Takehiro Ohta,Takatoshi Ito,Masahiko Osada
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000836004

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Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology in Volcanic Fields by Takehiro Ohta,Takatoshi Ito,Masahiko Osada Pdf

Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology in Volcanic Fields includes keynote lectures and papers from the 5th International Workshop on Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology in Volcanic Fields (RMEGV2021, Fukuoka, Japan, 9-10 September 2021). This book deals with challenging studies related to solving engineering issues around volcanic fields, including: Volcanic geology, disasters and their mitigation Resources and energy in volcanic fields Mechanical behavior of volcanic rocks and soils Groundwater and environmental problems in volcanic fields Geotechnical engineering in volcanic fields Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology in Volcanic Fields is of great interest to civil engineers and engineering geologists working in the areas of rock and soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering, geothermal energy, engineering geology, and environmental science.