Bridges Explained: Viaducts, Aqueducts

by Trevor Yorke

Overview

Everyone uses bridges, but what do we really know about them? How and when were these bridges built? And, most importantly, why don't they fall down? In this easy-to-follow book, Trevor Yorke uses his own illustrations, diagrams and photographs to explain the basic principals and styles of bridges, so the reader can better appreciate them, recognize how they work and from what period they date. The book is divided into four sections.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846740794
Publisher:	Countryside Books
Publication date:	06/02/2008
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Trevor Yorke is an experienced author and artist who specializes in period architecture. His many books include British Architectural Styles, Georgian & Regency Houses Explained, and The English Village Explained.