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Books About Bridges and Structures All these books are of high quality in their chosen field. The first two books provide many clear insights into structure with little or no mathematics. Building structures isn't only about doing sums, or fancy graphic packages, or huge finite element analyses; it's also about intuition, insight, understanding and, yes, feeling. Structure H Werner Rosenthal MacMillan 1974 SBN 333 12994 6 Small, but full of insights with minimal mathematics. The preface and the foreword (by J E Gordon) are well worth reading, and the rest is superb. Building Structures Malcolm Millais E and FN Spon (Chapman and Hall) ISBN 0 419 21970 6 -1997 - Structural principles clearly explained using a large number of drawings and no mathematics. Bridges that Changed the World Bernhard Graf Prestel 2002 ISBN 3-7913-2701-1 A splendid book describing more than fifty magnificent bridges from many ages and places, with superb photographs. Medieval Bridges Martin Cook Shire Publications Ltd ISBN 0-7478-0384-6 Good introduction to Britain's oldest bridges. Bridges, Their Art, Science and Evolution Charles S Whitney Crown Publishers ISBN 0-517-402440 Originally published 1929, this is an excellent historical and technical review, with a good first chapter on aesthetics. The Iron Bridge Neil Cossons and Barrie Trinder Phillimore ISBN 1-86077-2307 A fitting tribute to the people who built Britain's iron bridges and to the bridges themselves. Living Bridges Edited by Peter Murray and MaryAnne Stevens Prestel ISBN 3-7913-1734-2 Everything you could wish to know about inhabited bridges, past, present and future. New Architecture Volume 1 - Bridges Edited by F A Cerver Ediciones Atrium ISBN 4-87246-263-7 A huge book of excellent photographs and diagrams. Bridges and Men Joseph Gies Cassell 1963 Excellent source of historical information. Robert Maillart Max Bill Pall Mall Press SBN 269 02554 5 Superbly detailed descriptions, in German and English, of Maillart's constructions. Santiago Calatrava Alexander Tzonis Thames and Hudson ISBN 0-500-28176-9 Excellent coverage of many great works by the master. Sweat and Inspiration Martin Worth Sutton Publishing ISBN 0-7509-2675-9 Superb story of the people behind the great works of the 19th century. The Great Bridge David McCullough Simon & Schuster/Touchstone ISBN 0-671-45711-X A superb book in every way. Far more than just a book about the Brooklyn bridge. Forth Road bridge Institution of Civil Engineers 1967 ISBN Everything you could want to know about designing and building a suspension bridge - well worth reading. 30 Bridges Matthew Wells Lawrence King Publishing ISBN 1-85669-217-5 - A magnificent book about the art, architecture and engineering of thirty recently built bridges Bridge: The Architecture of Connection Lucy Blakstad August / Birkhäuser ISBN 3-7643-6643-5 2002 - This book discusses the many meanings of bridges through the ages, from clapper bridge to millennium bridges, from Brooklyn to Mostar. The book to choose for the human aspects of bridge building. Conservation of Bridges Graham Tilly Spon Press ISBN 9 780419 259107 Superb book which covers every aspect of the subject. Bridges and Aqueducts Antony Sealy Hugh Evelyn SBN 238.78990.X A good general book about most kinds of bridges. Construction and Design of Prestressed Concrete Segmental Bridges Walter Podolny Jr and Jean M Muller John Wiley and Sons ISBN 0 471 05658-8 A very authoritative book which covers the subject in depth. Bridges Fritz Leonhardt Architectural Press ISBN 0 85139 764 6 1982 - This excellent book, by an eminent bridge-builder, discusses many aspects of design, including the appearance, as well as the technical aspects, of bridges. The Creation of Bridges David Bennett Aurum ISBN 1 85410 651 1 1999 - Well presented book with superb photographs, and sections on history, structural principles, and individual bridges and engineers. Bridges D J Brown Michael Beazley ISBN 1 85732 163 4 1993 - Covers both engineers and their creations in detail, as well as principles. Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America Henry Petroski Alfred A Knopf Review of Henry Petroski - http://www.amsci.org/AMSCI/bookshelf/Leads96/Petroski96-07.html Modern British Bridges D Henry and J A Jerome C R Books 1965 - Technical information, structural drawings and photographs of bridges built in the 1950s and 1960s. Developments in Structural Form R J Mainstone Allen Lane / Penguin ISBN 0 14 00 6503 2 paperback 0 71 39 0333 3 hardback 1975 - Wide ranging, non-mathematical treatment of many types of architectural and engineering structures with many diagrams and photographs. A Span of Bridges H J Hopkins David and Charles Good on history, people and structures. Cable Supported Bridges Neils J Gimsing John Wiley and Sons ISBN 0 471 90130 X Thorough description of theory and practice of both cable-stayed bridges and suspension bridges. Telford's Britain Derek Beckett David and Charles ISBN 0 7153 8588 7 Brunel's Britain Derek Beckett David and Charles ISBN 0 7153 7973 9 Both books can be highly recommended to both technical and non-technical readers. The World's Great Bridges H Shirley-Smith Phoenix, London, and Harper and Row, NY An excellent book in many ways. Bridges and Their Builders D B Steinman and S R Watson 1941 G P Putnam's Sons, NY 1957 Dover This book is a very good source for the history of bridge building and bridge builders, as well as on the technical aspects of the subject. Bridges of Britain Geoffrey N Wright D Bradford Barton Ltd 1973 - Monochrome photographs of bridges of all ages, with informative notes about history and construction. A very good source for old bridges. Bridges of Britain Eric de Maré Batsford 1954 Good historical book. The Guinness Book of Structures John H Stephens Guinness Superlatives Ltd ISBN 0 900424 28 1 - Much more than a list of data, it provides many insights. Structures: Or why things don't fall down J E Gordon Pelican Entertainingly written, technically informative, excellent value. The New Science of Strong Materials: or why you don't fall through the floor J E Gordon Pelican Entertainingly written, technically informative, excellent value. Building Structures Malcolm Millais E and FN Spon (Chapman and Hall) ISBN 0 419 21970 6 -1997 - Structural principles clearly explained using a large number of drawings and no mathematics. Fundamental Structural Analysis W J Spencer Macmillan Education ISBN 0 333 43467 6 - Mathematical treatment of structures - complementary to the book by Millais. The Builders National Geographic Society ISBN 0-87044-836-6 1992 - Superb photographs of bridges, buildings, dams and other structures. The Design of Modern Steel Bridges Sukhen Chatterjee ISBN 0-632-01829-1 Theory and practice. The Girder Bridge after Brunel and others PSA Berridge Robert Maxwell 1969 Interesting book about the history of girders and trusses. Brooklyn Bridge - Fact and Symbol Alan Trachtenburg Univ of Chicago Press ISBN 0-226-81115-8 1979 Interesting book about the Brooklym bridge and its relationships with the city. Bridge Aerodynamics Insitution of Civil Engineers Thomas Telford Ltd ISBN 0 7277 0135 5 Conferencee proceedings 1981.
Severn bridges books by Chris Witts A Century of Bridges - Sketches, grid references and historical notes about every bridge over the river Severn, by someone who has known the river for many years. Along the Severn from Source to Sea - Fascinating historical and geographical notes about the river Severn and its towns. |