03090apm a2200421 4500 112812 112812 BJBSDDR 20230411090124.0 ta 190627s2012 vau||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781598037258 (set) 1598037250 spa BJBSDDR eng LB 14.6 R435u 2011 370 Ressler, Stephen The Great Courses Understanding the world's greatest structures : science and innovation from antiquity to modernity / Stephen Ressler Science and innovation from antiquity to modernity Chantilly, Virginia : The Teaching Company, 2011. 4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 202 pages ; 19 cm). Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. The Great courses Course no. 1153. 24 lectures, 30 minutes per lecture. "Science & mathematics"--Container Disc 1. Learning to see and understand structure ; The science of structure : forces in balance ; Internal forces, stress, and strength ; From wood to steel: properties of materials ; Building up : columns and buckling ; Building across : beams and bending. Disc 2. Trusses : the power of the triangle ; Cables and arches : the power of the parabola ; Loads and structural systems ; Egypt and Greece : pyramids to the Parthenon ; The glory of Rome in arches and vaults. Disc 3. Three great domes : Rome to the Renaissance ; How iron and science transformed arch bridges ; Suspension bridges : the battle of the cable ; Suspension bridges : the challenge of wind ; Great cantilever bridges : tragedy and triumph ; The rise of iron- and steel-framed buildings. Disc 4. The great skyscraper race ; The beauty and versatility of modern concrete ; Amazing thin shells : strength from curvature ; Vast roof systems of iron and steel ; The incredible lightness of tension structures ; Strategies for understanding any structure. "Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity -- a marvelous learning experience that takes you around the world and reveals the stories behind the most famous bridges, churches, skyscrapers, towers, and other structures from thousands of years of history. These 24 lectures take you on a fascinating and richly illustrated tour that deftly blends history and science to create an unforgettable survey of our world's most remarkable structural masterpieces, one informed by the fundamentals of structural engineering and their underlying scientific principles."--Publisher. 6087 Education. 6088 Teaching. 1877 Educación 6089 Enseñanza 6133 Diseño de estructuras 6134 Análisis estructural (Ingeniería) 6101 Teaching Company The Great Courses 6091 The Great Courses 6091 lcc BK 0 0 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2019-07-01 0 LB 14.6 R435u 2011 DVD 00000136726 2019-07-01 00:00:00 1 2019-07-01 DVD 0 0 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2019-07-01 0 LB 14.6 R435u 2011 Guide 00000136727 2019-07-01 00:00:00 1 2019-07-01 BK