Abstract

This book is a maiden voyage by an energetic and inspiring 35-year-old female engineer, originally from Mumbai, India. She is currently an associate director at AECOM and a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Roma Agrawal obtained her BA degree in Physics from the University of Oxford in 2004, and her MSc Structural Engineering degree from Imperial College London, in 2005. Her fascinating resume includes the impressive “The Shard” building in London (the tallest building in western Europe). She shares her engineering knowledge and experience as well as some personal stories with her readers in a practical and educational book, written in the first-person.

Highlights

  • Mr Pierre Oosthuizen, Lecturer, Department of Quantity Surveying and Construction Management, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa

  • My latest encounter with one of my favourite bookstores revealed the colourful cover of a newly released book entitled Built

  • The introductory chapter, “Storey”, could be spelled “Story”, as it tells the story of how the author fell in love with physics and engineering

Read more

Summary

Introduction

Mr Pierre Oosthuizen, Lecturer, Department of Quantity Surveying and Construction Management, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa. Built: The hidden stories behind our structures by Roma Agrawal. Bookstores and thunderstorms in Bloemfontein are few and scattered far apart. Global warming might explain scarcer thunderstorm activity, but to find the reason for the tragic declining demand for printed paper, we might have to ask the “millennials” to Google it.

Results
Conclusion

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.