structural engineering

Presents directions for constructing simple houses, bridges, and other structures from drinking straws. These projects illustrate fundamental engineering principles.

Photographs and text help profile the major architectural and engineering feats of the twentieth century.

Investigates structures and their functions both natural and man-made, including bridges, molds, homes, the human body, and more. Includes twenty experiments for children.

Provides a look at the various types of structures used in religious ceremonies by people throughout history, from caves and ancient pyramids to classical temples and modern cathedrals.

Looks at the leading edge of new technology in architecture and civil engineering, and illustrates through colorful photographs and illustrations the structures that will make up the world in the 21st century.

Text, illustrations, and projects explore how tunnels, skyscrapers, and towers are built and how they function. Includes information on lighthouses, subways, and underwater tunnels.

This book discusses building styles and presents a look at the past by studying the development of architecture.

Illustrations and text describe how some of the world's largest structures were built.

Presents an introduction to building snow forts for children, focusing on basic tools, building up snow, carving out snow, and other topics.

Explains how buildings and structures can be measured using graphs and charts, and answers questions about a beam bridge, the Channel Tunnel, and the world's tallest building.