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040			_beng _cJCRC
100			_aRessler, Stephen _d1957-
110			_aUnited States Military Academy at West Point
245	0	0	_aUnderstanding the World's Greatest Structures : _bScience and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity / _cStephen Ressler ; The Teaching Company.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aChantilly, VA : _bThe Teaching Company, _c2011.
300			_a4 DVDs (720 min.) : _bsound, color ; _c4 3/4 in. _e+ 1 Course Guidebook.
440			_aThe Great Courses
440			_aScience & Mathematics
440			_aEngineering
500			_aIncludes 24 x 30 min. lectures. Also includes a Course Guidebook.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505			_a"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's Website)
505			_aDVD CONTENTS:
505			_aDISC 1 _tLecture 01. Learning to See and Understand Structure _tLecture 02. The Science of Structure - Forces in Balance _tLecture 03. Internal Forces, Stress, and Strength _tLecture 04. From Wood to Steel - Properties of Materials _tLecture 05. Building Up - Columns and Buckling _tLecture 06. Building Across - Beams and Bending
505			_aDISC 2 _tLecture 07. Trusses - The Power of the Triangle _tLecture 08. Cables and Arches - The Power of the Parabola _tLecture 09. Loads and Structural Systems _tLecture 10. Egypt and Greece - Pyramids to the Parthenon _tLecture 11. The Glory of Rome in Arches and Vaults _tLecture 12. The Rise and Fall of the Gothic Cathedral
505			_aDISC 3 _tLecture 13. Three Great Domes: Rome to the Renaissance _tLecture 14. How Iron and Science Transformed Arch Bridges _tLecture 15. Suspension Bridges: the Battle of the Cable _tLecture 16. Suspension Bridges: the Challenge of Wind _tLecture 17. Great Cantilever Bridges: Tragedy and Triumph _tLecture 18. The Rise of Iron and Steel Framed Buildings
505			_aDISC 4 _tLecture 19. The Great Skyscraper Race _tLecture 20. The Beauty and Versatility of Modern Concrete _tLecture 21. Amazing Thin Shells: Strength from Curvature _tLecture 22. Vast Roof Systems of Iron and Steel _tLecture 23. The Incredible Lightness of Tension Structures _tLecture 24. Strategies for Understanding Any Structure
505			_aBOOK CONTENTS:
505			_aINTRODUCTION _tProfessor Biography _tCourse Scope
505			_aLECTURE GUIDES _tLecture 1: Learning to See and Understand Structure _tLecture 2: The Science of Structure - Forces in Balance _tLecture 3: Internal Forces, Stress, and Strength _tLecture 4: From Wood to Steel - Properties of Materials _tLecture 5: Building Up - Columns and Buckling _tLecture 6: Building Across - Beams and Bending _tLecture 7: Trusses - The Power of the Triangle _tLecture 8: Cables and Arches - The Power of the Parabola _tLecture 9: Loads and Structural Systems _tLecture 10: Egypt and Greece - Pyramids to the Parthenon _tLecture 11: The Glory of Rome in Arches and Vaults _tLecture 12: The Rise and Fall of the Gothic Cathedral _tLecture 13: Three Great Domes: Rome to the Renaissance _tLecture 14: How Iron and Science Transformed Arch Bridges _tLecture 15: Suspension Bridges: the Battle of the Cable _tLecture 16: Suspension Bridges: the Challenge of Wind _tLecture 17: Great Cantilever Bridges: Tragedy and Triumph _tLecture 18: The Rise of Iron and Steel Framed Buildings _tLecture 19: The Great Skyscraper race _tLecture 20: The Beauty and Versatility of Modern Concrete _tLecture 21: Amazing Thin Shells: Strength from Curvature _tLecture 22: Vast Roof Systems of Iron and Steel _tLecture 23: The Incredible Lightness of Tension Structures
505			_aSUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL _tAnswers to Selected Questions _tGreat Structures Discussed in this Course _tTimeline - Important Discoveries and Developments in Structural Engineering
505			_aGlossary
505			_aBibliography
650		0	_aStructural Design.
650		0	_aStructural Engineering.
650		0	_aScience.
650		0	_aMathematics.
650		0	_aEngineering.
655		7	_aInstructional films. _2lcgft.
700	1		_aScarbrough, Wendy
700	1		_aBlandford, James
700	1		_aLeven, Jon
710			_aThe Teaching Company
856			_uhttps://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/understanding-the-world-s-greatest-structures-science-and-innovation-from-antiquity-to-modernity.html _zPublisher's Website.
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