Description |
xi, 251 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm |
Note |
Includes index. |
Contents |
Electrical grid -- Communications -- Roadways -- Bridges and tunnels -- Railways -- Dams, levees, and coastal structures -- Municipal water and wastewater -- Construction. |
Summary |
"This illustrated book extends the field guide genre from natural phenomena to human-made structures, making their design and construction approachable and understandable to non-engineers. Readers will learn to identify characteristics of the electrical grid, roadways, railways, bridges, tunnels, waterways, and more"-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Civil engineering -- Popular works.
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Infrastructure (Economics) -- Popular works.
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ISBN |
9781718502321 hc. |
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