Structural iron and steel, 1850-1900 / edited by Robert Thorne.

Title & Author:

Structural iron and steel, 1850-1900 / edited by Robert Thorne.

Publication:

Description:

xxxi, 378 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Series:

Studies in the history of civil engineering ; v. 10

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Some structural problems encountered in the building of the Crystal Palace of 1851 / Tom F. Peters -- The Boat Store, Sheerness (1858-60) and its place in structural history / A.W. Skempton -- Bogardus revisited, part I: the iron fronts and part II: the iron towers / Turpin C. Bannister -- The development of fireproof construction in Great Britain and the United States in the nineteenth century / Sarah Wermiel -- The development and use of the tubular beam 1830-1860 / Stanley Smith -- Surviving cast- and wrought-iron bridges in America / Eric Deloney -- The designing of the Eads Bridge / John A. Kouwenhoven -- Tay Rail Bridge centenary : some notes on its construction, 1882-87 / J.S. Shipway -- The Forth Railway Bridge centenary, 1890-1990 : some notes on its design / J.S. Shipway -- L'entreprise Eiffel / Bertrand Lemoine -- The Galerie des Machines of the 1889 Paris world's fair / John W. Stamper -- The two centuries of technical evolution underlying the skyscraper / Carl W. Condit -- Toward a better understanding of the evolution of the iron skeleton frame in Chicago / G.R. Larson and R.M. Geraniotis -- Steelwork in building : thirty years' progress / S. Bylander -- Steel frame architecture versus the London Building regulations : Selfridges, the Ritz and America technology / Jeanne C. Lawrence.

Resources:
Book review (E-STREAMS)

ISBN:

0860787591 (acid-free paper)
9780860787594 (acid-free paper)

Subject:

Iron, Structural.
Steel, Structural.
Building, Iron and steel.
Iron and steel bridges.
Civil engineering History 19th century.
Iron, Structural Great Britain History 19th century.
Steel, Structural Great Britain History 19th century.
Building, Iron and steel Great Britain History 19th century.
Ouvrages d'art Histoire 19e siècle.
Fer de construction Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.
Acier de construction Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.
Construction métallique Grande-Bretagne Histoire 19e siècle.
Fer de construction.
Acier de construction.
Construction métallique.
structural iron.
structural steel.
Civil engineering
Building, Iron and steel Great Britain History.
Iron, Structural History.
Steel, Structural History.
Civil engineering History.
Building, Iron and steel History.
Structural steel.
Steel construction.
Great Britain

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Thorne, Robert (Architectural historian)
Studies in the history of civil engineering ; v. 10.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 215265
Call No.: TH1611 .S8 1999
Status: Available

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