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  1. Failure Modes of Concrete Beams, The (1991 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 14 min., 1999 sale: £38.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Shows the testing of seven concrete beams with varying amounts of reinforcement. Illustrates the different modes of failure in reinforced concrete and discusses the relevance of these to design theory.

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  2. Great Web of Water, The Central Valley Project (1991 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 28 min., Free loan

    Recounts the history of the Central Valley Project, California, and shows many of its components, including more than 20 dams and reservoirs and 1500 miles of canals, etc. that make up the great water system.

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  3. It’s in the Box: Material Properties and Their Effect on Design (1991 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 16 min.

    Aims to develop an understanding of the way in which the properties of the engineering materials - steel, aluminium, timber and plastic - affect the design of large lorry-mounted containers. Different forms...

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  4. Using a Theodolite (1991 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 21 min., 1999 sale: £38.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Although the Hilger and Watts 20-inch reading theodolite has been largely suyperseded in surveying work, it is still commonly used for teaching purposes. This step-by-step guide shows how to set up and level...

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  5. Development of Bridges, The (1990 Multimedia)

    Director
    Nita Spektorov
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Hire, Audiocassette. 32 min.; 70 slides. col. Philips compact cassette with slide synchronising pulses to USPEC.

    The evolution of the bridge from stepping stones to large span concrete suspension bridges is discussed in relation to the engineering principles and to the materials available for construction. This largely...

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  6. Embedded Retaining Walls (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale (TRL), Videocassette. VHS. col. 12 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc p&p) (TRL) Free loan to ICE members

    Describes the method of construction of embedded retaining walls and shows details of the field instrumentation work being undertaken as part of a major research investigation by the TRL’s Ground...

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  7. Fallen Arches: Load Tests on Masonry Arch Bridges (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Free loan (ICE) Sale (TRL only), Videocassette. VHS. col. 12 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (TRL)

    Shows load tests taken to collapse on eight brick and masonry arch bridges. The tests were carried out in order to study failure loads and modes of collapse of arch bridges, and thus to provide data for...

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  8. Fracture Toughness Testing (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 19 min., Free loan

    Demonstrates standard test procedures for fracture toughness testing.

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  9. Levelling (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 47 min., 1997 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Explains the principles and demonstrates the practical techniques of levelling. A Wild NKI tilting level is used for fieldwork. The principles, the booking of readings and the subsequent calculations are all...

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  10. Ynysygwas Bridge Beam Tests (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Free loan (ICE) Sale (TRL only), Videocassette. VHS. col. 12 min., 1998 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc p&p) (TRL)

    As part of the Transport and Road Research Laboratory’s work enabling highway authorities to ensure that post-tensioned concrete bridges remain servicexs, load tests were carried out using a specially...

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