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Engineering in plain sight : an illustrated field guide to the constructed environment / by Grady Hillhouse.

Hillhouse, Grady, (author.).

Summary:
"This illustrated book extends the field guide genre from natural phenomena to human-made structures, making their design and construction approachable and understandable to non-engineers. Readers will learn to identify characteristics of the electrical grid, roadways, railways, bridges, tunnels, waterways, and more"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781718502321
  • ISBN: 171850232X
  • Physical Description: xi, 251 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
  • Publisher: San Francisco : No Starch Press, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Electrical grid -- Communications -- Roadways -- Bridges and tunnels -- Railways -- Dams, levees, and coastal structures -- Municipal water and wastewater -- Construction.
Subject: Civil engineering > Popular works.
Infrastructure (Economics) > Popular works.

Available copies

  • 7 of 12 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 12 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Altoona Area Public Library 624 HIL (Text) 33240005162907 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Bethel Tulpehocken Public Library 624 HIL (Text) 33249025396163 New Checked Out 04/29/2024
Cambria County Library 624 H653e (Text) 85131001908038 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Adults 624 HIL Nonfiction (Text)
Bookplate: Plated 2022: In Memory of David C. Meckley
34007002479439 Adult Area Checked Out 04/30/2024
Kreutz Creek Valley Library Adults 624 HIL Nonfiction (Text) 34261000547180 Adult Area Checked Out 04/23/2024
Martin Library Adults 624 HIL Science Technology (Text) 33454005911698 2nd Floor Available -
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity 624 HIL 2023 (Text) 31001101870963 Adult Non Fiction Available -
Parkland Community Library 624 HIL (Text) 34422007202373 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Pottsville Free Public Library REF 624 H558 (Text) 30003009128974 Reference Available -
RACC TA148 .H55 2023 (Text) 33624024970079 Books Checked Out 05/06/2024


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