Understanding the World’s Greatest Structures:
Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity
Stephen Ressler, Ph.D.
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:Course Lecture Titles
1. Learning to See and Understand Structure
2. The Science of Structure—Forces in Balance
3. Internal Forces, Stress, and Strength
4. From Wood to Steel—Properties of Materials
5. Building Up—Columns and Buckling
6. Building Across—Beams and Bending
7. Trusses—The Power of the Triangle
8. Cables and Arches—The Power of the Parabola
9. Loads and Structural Systems
10. Egypt and Greece—Pyramids to the Parthenon
11. The Glory of Rome in Arches and Vaults
12. The Rise and Fall of the Gothic Cathedral
13. Three Great Domes—Rome to the Renaissance
14. How Iron and Science Transformed Arch Bridges
15. Suspension Bridges—The Battle of the Cable
16. Suspension Bridges—The Challenge of Wind
17. Great Cantilever Bridges—Tragedy and Triumph
18. The Rise of Iron- and Steel-Framed Buildings
19. The Great Skyscraper Race
20. The Beauty and Versatility of Modern Concrete
21. Amazing Thin Shells—Strength from Curvature
22. Vast Roof Systems of Iron and Steel
23. The Incredible Lightness of Tension Structures
24. Strategies for Understanding Any Structure
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