Structures: Or Why Things Dont Fall Down by J.E. Gordon
Structures: Or Why Things Dont Fall Down

J.E. Gordon

Structures: Or Why Things Dont Fall Down

J.E. Gordon

395 pages first pub 1978 (editions)

nonfiction science informative slow-paced

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For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eight lanes of traffic, how dams hold back-or give way under-thousands of gallons of water, or what principles guide the design of a skyscraper or a kangaroo, this book w...

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