Structural and Civil Engineering Design

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Contents: Introduction Design Rules and Methods: The mechanisation of design in the 16th century: the structural formulae of Rodrigo Gil de HontaA+-A^3n, Sergio Luis Sanabria Designing the beam: from rules of thumb to calculations, David T. Yeomans History of retaining wall design, J. Kerisel The use of models in nineteenth-century British suspension bridge design, Denis Smith Brunel and the design of the Clifton Suspension Bridge, R.F.D. Porter Goff History of building foundations in Chicago, Ralph B. Peck Theoretical Justification in Design: The Gothic cathedral: design and meaning, Otto G. von Simson Stability concepts from the Renaissance to today, Rowland J. Mainstone The place of Sir Christopher Wren in the history of structural engineering, Stanley B. Hamilton The origin of iron beams, A.W. Skempton Thomas Tredgold (1788a 1829): some aspects of his work (part 2: carpentry), L. G. Booth Thomas Tredgold (1788a 1829): some aspects of his work (part 3: cast iron), R.J.M. Sutherland The birth of stress: a historical review, R.J.M. Sutherland Progress in Engineering Design: The genesis of engineering: theory and practice, A. Rupert Hall The functions of engineering research in the university, A.J.S. Pippard The design of structural ironwork, 1850a 1890: education, theory and practice, Stanley Smith Structural design by observation of failures: how the Gothic master masons determined the dimensions of their structures, Henry J. Cowan The Britannia Tubular Bridge: a paradigm of failure driven design, Henry Petroski Structural failures and the growth of engineering knowledge, D.I. Blockley and J.R. Henderson The evolution of structural engineering design procedures: a history for that skill called design, William Addis Index.