What Is a Bridge? The Making of Calatrava's Bridge in Seville
Santiago Calatrava's 1992 Alamillo Bridge in Seville made architectural headlines. This book tells the story behind the headlines―the making of the bridge. Cultural icon, daring engineering spectacle, and highly controversial structure, the Alamillo Bridge stands almost 150 meters tall, with an inclined pylon whose own weight balances that of the deck and traffic. Built for the 1992 Universal Exposition in Seville, Spain, the bridge immediately received great international attention that...
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The first book to document the work of bridge designer Santiago Calatrava.
PrefaceAcknowledgments1The Commission for the Alamillo Bridge22The Architecture of the Bridge183The Engineering of the Bridge364Structural Analysis and Design545Construction Planning906Construction1047Epilogue160App. AData Sheet164App. BConstruction Costs168App. CSelected Construction Drawings170References184Index186
\ From the Publisher"...copiously illustrated with architectural sketches, photographs, and the relevant engineering calculations." Bert Civil Engineering\ "Here is a case study to read and treasure." W. J. Harvey The Structural Engineer\ "This is a fascinating and thorough account of one of the world's greatest engineering feats." Science News\ \ \
