Bridging the Gap / The Best Laid Plans

Synopsis: An introduction stress and materials, filmed at the construction site of the Waterloo International Terminal in London, showing the inter-relation of structural design and choice of materials, and the use of modelling techniques.
Series: Living with Technology: A Foundation Course, Course T102
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min.
Year of production: 1995
Availability: OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
Documentation: 2: Practical advice on the interpretation and design of a house plan. Students design a single-floor dwelling, with guidance on mistakes to avoid and on the use of a computer spreadsheet model to calculate building and energy costs.
Subjects: Engineering; Technology
Keywords: arches; buildings; civil engineering; houses; stress in materials; structures

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Title: Bridging the gap 2
Synopsis: 1: Traces the historical development of the arch form in the UK, using examples from Stonehenge to Ironbridge and the Humber bridge.
Title: Best laid plans, The

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