Denny, Mark, 1953-

Super structures : the science of bridges, buildings, dams, and other feats of engineering / Mark Denny. - Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. - 266 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Heavyweight engineering -- Building blocks -- Truss in all things high -- Towers of strength -- Arches and domes -- A bridge too far -- Dam it -- The bigger they are, the harder they fall -- Afterword: Highbrow engineering, heavyweight art.

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Structural engineering--Popular works.

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