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Science Shack: The Millennium Bridge (2004)

aka: Building Blocks

Subject

Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), off air recording under licence

Adam Hart-Davis investigates why the Millennium Bridge wobbled and how it was fixed by building his own wobbling bridge.

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Who’s Going to Be Next?

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building; Health & safety

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL), £99.99

Dealing with events leading up to an accident on a building site, this film examines the causes and the effects of all those directly involved.

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Bush Lane House (1977 Film)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Shows a building method devised by architects Arup Associates using stainless steel lattice work as a structural medium, the stainless steel tubes being filled with liquid for fire resistance.

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Building Your Future: Women in the Building Trade

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 30 minutes), £15.00

Made by the Women in Manual Trades Group, this programme shows the problems, both physical and psychological, which have to be overcome when a woman decides that she would like to be a skilled worker in the...

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Hidden World of Wall Ties, The (1991)

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 26 minutes), £76.38

Describes the various types of wall tie, their history and development, strengths and weaknesses. Looks at the problems of tie corrosion and the ways of identifying and remedying these. Gives practical...

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Steel in Fire (1985 Video)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 22 min., 1995 sale: £70.00 (inclusive)

Shows the testing of the fire resistance of a composite building: the erection of the building, the installation of a complex set of thermocouples, setting fire to the building, assessment of the damage.

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Interaction of Structure and Services, The (1993)

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building; Design

Distribution

Sale, Slide (Slide Set, 80), £80.00

A slide package illustrating how design practices integrate the services needed to create a suitable environment for building occupants. The slides illustrate general principles and features the work of...

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Spaghetti Bridges (1982 Video)

Producer

Peter Coltman

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 8 min., 1999 sale: £22.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Shows civil engineering students designing, building and testing bridges made of spaghetti. The materials may be novel but the lessons are the same as for conventional materials and full-size structural...

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Introduction to Building Services, An (2 Parts) (2004)

Subject

Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building; FE

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 20 minutes), £79.00 (RICS) £200.00 (Einstein) each part)

A two-part series outlining the building services required for a typical office building,

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Building Cd/Dvd (2004)

Subject

Civil Engineering & Building

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0), £350.00

A CD/DVD on building techniques designed for Intranet delivery or installation on a local Hard Drive. It includes the following sections: Foundations; Walls; Ground Floors Upper Floors; Roof Structure; Roof...

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