Super Structures: The Science of Bridges, Buildings, Dams, and Other Feats of Engineering
Extraordinary guide to the hidden secrets of modern man-made miracles... Highly recommended.(Midwest Book Review)It will appeal to the interested layperson who is curious about how structures work and about the factors influencing their development over several millennia. It would also be useful background reading for students of architecture and building (and even of engineering, if you don’t tell your professor).(Peter R. SmithArchitectural Science Review)Denny's new book is perfused with this sense of excitement... It is to be recommended.(Len FisherPhysics World)The author's goal in writing this book is 'to explain, with technical accuracy but minimal math, why our large engineering structures... are built the way they are.' Denny, a theoretical physicist and author of numerous works facilitating an understanding of science concepts... does an excellent job with that.(Choice)This would be a good book to add to the school or department library, and anyone who is interested in the design of structures should find it an interesting read.(Miriam ChaplinSchool Science Review)Denny has written an accessible volume that should be informative and entertaining to physicists who are not expert in structural engineering.(Derry W. JonesContemporary Physics)Structures stand, soar and collapse based on fundamental physics principles.(Science News)