Main entry:

Schodek, Daniel L., 1941- author.

Title & Author:

Landmarks in American civil engineering / Daniel L. Schodek.

Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [1987]
©1987

Description:

xviii, 383 pages : illustrations, maps ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-378) and index.
Introduction: Civil engineering in America -- Canals -- Roads -- Railroads -- Bridges -- Tunnels -- Water supply and control -- Environmental engineering -- Dams -- Buildings -- Urban planning -- Power systems -- Surveying and mapping -- Coastal facilities -- Airports.
Current Copyright Fee: GBP15.00 0.

Summary:

This volume traces the history of a number of projects--bridges, dams, roads, tunnels, railroad cuts--formally designated as significant landmarks by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Schodek looks at architecture not only as an integral part of human expression and social statement, but also shows why these constructions are admirable. Landmarks covered include: the Greek Revival temples of the Fairmount waterworks on the Schuykill in Philadelphia (1799-1822); the Brooklyn Bridge (1869-83); the Buffalo Bill Dam (1910) near Cody, Wyoming; the Holland tunnel (1920-27); the Mason-Dixon line; the Tennessee Valley Authority; and the floodlit night runways at Cleveland Airport (1925). ISBN 0-262-19256-X: $50.00 (For use only in the library).

ISBN:

026219256X
9780262192569

Subject:

Civil engineering United States.
Public works United States.
Civil engineering.
Public works.
Bautechnik
Geschichte
Engenharia civil.
United States.
USA
United States Civil engineering projects, to 1980

Holdings:

Location: Library main 10289
Call No.: ID:87-B13793
Status: Available