Author: David D. Moran
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Category : Hydraulic engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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The First Half Century of Hydraulic Research at the University of Iowa
Author: David D. Moran
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Category : Hydraulic engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Hydraulic engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Physical Models
Author: Bill Addis
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 3433609624
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1114
Book Description
Physical models have been, and continue to be used by engineers when faced with unprecedented challenges, when engineering science has been non-existent or inadequate, and in any other situation when the engineer has needed to raise their confidence in a design proposal to a sufficient level to begin construction. For this reason, models have mostly been used by designers and constructors of highly innovative projects, when previous experience has not been available. The book covers the history of using of physical models in the design and development of civil and building engineering projects including bridges in the mid-18th century, William Fairbairn?s Britannia bridge in the 1840s, the masonry Aswan Dam in the 1890s, concrete dams in the 1920s, thin concrete shell roofs and the dynamic behaviour of tall buildings in earthquakes from the 1930s, tidal flow in estuaries and the acoustics of concert halls from the 1950s, and cable-net and membrane structures in the 1960s. Traditionally, progress in engineering has been attributed to the creation and use of engineering science, the understanding materials properties and the development of new construction methods. The book argues that the use of reduced scale models have played an equally important part in the development of civil and building engineering. However, like the history of engineering design itself, this crucial contribution has not been widely reported or celebrated. The book concludes with reviews of the current use of physical models alongside computer models, for example, in boundary layer wind tunnels, room acoustics, seismic engineering, hydrology, and air flow in buildings.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 3433609624
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1114
Book Description
Physical models have been, and continue to be used by engineers when faced with unprecedented challenges, when engineering science has been non-existent or inadequate, and in any other situation when the engineer has needed to raise their confidence in a design proposal to a sufficient level to begin construction. For this reason, models have mostly been used by designers and constructors of highly innovative projects, when previous experience has not been available. The book covers the history of using of physical models in the design and development of civil and building engineering projects including bridges in the mid-18th century, William Fairbairn?s Britannia bridge in the 1840s, the masonry Aswan Dam in the 1890s, concrete dams in the 1920s, thin concrete shell roofs and the dynamic behaviour of tall buildings in earthquakes from the 1930s, tidal flow in estuaries and the acoustics of concert halls from the 1950s, and cable-net and membrane structures in the 1960s. Traditionally, progress in engineering has been attributed to the creation and use of engineering science, the understanding materials properties and the development of new construction methods. The book argues that the use of reduced scale models have played an equally important part in the development of civil and building engineering. However, like the history of engineering design itself, this crucial contribution has not been widely reported or celebrated. The book concludes with reviews of the current use of physical models alongside computer models, for example, in boundary layer wind tunnels, room acoustics, seismic engineering, hydrology, and air flow in buildings.
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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Publisher:
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A Bibliography of the History of the University of Iowa, 1847-1978
Author: Earl M. Rogers
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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Applied Mechanics Reviews
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Category : Mechanics, Applied
Languages : en
Pages : 568
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Category : Mechanics, Applied
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
Monthly Checklist of State Publications
Author: Library of Congress. Exchange and Gift Division
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Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1506
Book Description
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Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1506
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State University of Iowa Studies in Engineering
Author: Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Publisher:
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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Dictionary Catalog of the Water Resources Center Archives, University of California, Berkeley
Author: Water Resources Center Archives (Calif.)
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Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
A History of the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey
Author:
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Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
A History of the Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
Author: Hugh H. Hudson
Publisher:
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Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description