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21st-Century Bridges

Author : Kathy Furgang
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 0766096947
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book 21st-Century Bridges written by Kathy Furgang and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2018-07-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important things about living in today's modern world is the ability to travel. Bridges are one of the most important aspects of our modern transportation system. Since the beginning of civilizations, simple bridges have been used to get people over rivers, across valleys, and even across mountains. Today, technology allows engineers to design the most amazing architectural marvels in the world. This resource explores the fascinating history of bridge building and focuses on the engineering accomplishments that will allow safe and sustainable transportation today and far into the future.

Public Relations Campaigns and Techniques

Author : Fran R. Matera
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Longman
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Relations Campaigns and Techniques written by Fran R. Matera and published by Addison-Wesley Longman. This book was released on 2000 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new entry in this market, Public Relations Campaigns and Techniques projects the role of PR into the 21st Century with a focus on the use of technology, current trends, and the globalization of the PR function. This text blends theoretical and practical PR approaches into the development of a wide array of campaign issues, products, information, crisis, and special events (devoting a full chapter to each). This balanced discussion of theory and practical applications helps readers understand the whys and hows of successful PR campaigns. With this book, readers will learn the similarities and differences between specific types of campaigns and the practical points to consider when conducting research, planning, communicating, and evaluating. Whether the reader is a student unfamiliar with the process of public relations or a PR professional, this book provides the guidelines needed for a meaningful and productive campaign process. For anyone interested in marketing, advertising, and public relations.

Peace, Reconciliation and Social Justice Leadership in the 21st Century

Author : H. Eric Schockman
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1838671951
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (386 download)

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Book Synopsis Peace, Reconciliation and Social Justice Leadership in the 21st Century by : H. Eric Schockman

Download or read book Peace, Reconciliation and Social Justice Leadership in the 21st Century written by H. Eric Schockman and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-23 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together leading scholars and practitioners from the worlds of leadership, followership, transitional justice, and international law, this research provides a blueprint of how people-led, bottom-up, grassroots efforts can foster reconciliation and a more peaceful world.

History of the Modern Suspension Bridge

Author : Tadaki Kawada
Publisher : Amer Society of Civil Engineers
ISBN 13 : 9780784410189
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis History of the Modern Suspension Bridge by : Tadaki Kawada

Download or read book History of the Modern Suspension Bridge written by Tadaki Kawada and published by Amer Society of Civil Engineers. This book was released on 2010 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When he was thinking about how to build a bridge across the River Tweed, Sir Samuel Brown stopped while observing a spider s web. Right at this time he discovered the suspension bridge." Charles Bender, 1868. The English translation of Tadaki Kawada s landmark book traces the modern suspension bridge from its earliest appearance in Western civilization only 200 years ago to the enormous Akashi Kaikyo and Storebælt bridges completed at the end of the twentieth century. History of the Modern Suspension Bridge: Solving the Dilemma between Economy and Stiffness examines the conflicts, the bridge collapses, the colorful personalities, and the advancements that have shaped the development of the suspension bridge. From John Roebling and the Brooklyn Bridge to the legendary rivalry between Othmar Ammann and David Steinman, from the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse in 1940, which Kawada explores in depth, to the closing of London s Millennium Bridge just three days after its opening, this book is a complete history of the modern suspension bridge with a focus on the two essential factors in suspension bridge design, economy and stiffness, which are always in competition with one another. How do engineers reinforce the suspension bridge against the elements of wind and traffic, without sacrificing economy? History of the Modern Suspension Bridge: Solving the Dilemma between Economy and Stiffness will appeal to anyone interested in engineering history and suspension bridges. Practicing engineers will find the charts, tables, and design formulas especially valuable. About the authors: Tadaki Kawada, Ph.D., is a renowned engineer and bridge designer who has designed some of the world s longest suspension bridges. He served as president and CEO of Kawada Industries, Tokyo, and is currently on the board of directors. Harukazu Ohashi, Ph.D., (translator) is an executive officer of Nippon Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd., of Tokyo and previously held positions with the Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority in Japan and Parsons Corporation in New York. Richard Scott (editor) is a waterway heritage planner for Parks Canada, where he is currently responsible for planning along the Trent-Severn Waterway. He is the author of In the Wake of Tacoma (ASCE Press, 2001).

A Book of Bridges

Author : Cheryl Keely
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN 13 : 1634724054
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book A Book of Bridges written by Cheryl Keely and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridges are some of the most fascinating structures in our landscape, and they come in all forms. From towering suspension bridges to humble stone crossings, this book visits them all in sweet, bouncing text with expository sidebars. But while bridges can be quite grand, this reminds us that their main purpose is bringing people together. This is perfect for budding architects, as well as readers who can relate to having loved ones who live far away.

The Hurt & The Healer

Author : Andrew Farley
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441241736
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book The Hurt & The Healer written by Andrew Farley and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all experience fear, shame, loneliness, broken homes, or broken hearts. We all hurt and need true, lasting healing. The trouble, according to bestselling author Andrew Farley and Bart Millard, lead singer of MercyMe, is that we don't know where to find it. Inspired by MercyMe's #1 hit song of the same name, The Hurt & The Healer reveals exactly how God can be the gentle healer of all our hurts. Writing from the pain they've experienced in their lives, Millard and Farley reveal how their own struggles caused them to feel they had disappointed God. Through their biblical guidance, readers will see that God wants them to be open and honest about their pain. Only then can they discover how to exchange destructive thinking patterns for God's view of them and watch as God's perfect love casts away all their fears.

Building a Bridge to the 18th Century

Author : Neil Postman
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307797287
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Building a Bridge to the 18th Century written by Neil Postman and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-06-08 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when we are reexamining our values, reeling from the pace of change, witnessing the clash between good instincts and "pragmatism," dealing with the angst of a new millennium, Neil Postman, one of our most distinguished observers of contemporary society, provides for us a source of guidance and inspiration. In Building a Bridge to the Eighteenth Century he revisits the Enlightenment, that great flowering of ideas that provided a humane direction for the future -- ideas that formed our nation and that we would do well to embrace anew. He turns our attention to Goethe, Voltaire, Rousseau, Diderot, Kant, Edward Gibbon, Adam Smith, Thomas Paine, Jefferson, and Franklin, and to their then-radical thinking about inductive science, religious and political freedom, popular education, rational commerce, the nation-state, progress, and happiness. Postman calls for a future connected to traditions that provide sane authority and meaningful purpose -- as opposed to an overreliance on technology and an increasing disregard for the lessons of history. And he argues passionately for specific new guidelines in the education of our children, with renewed emphasis on developing the intellect as successfully as we are developing a computer-driven world. Witty, provocative, and brilliantly reasoned, Building a Bridge to the Eighteenth Century is Neil Postman's most radical, and most commonsensical, book yet.

Rethinking America's Highways

Author : Robert W. Poole
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022655760X
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking America's Highways written by Robert W. Poole and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2018-08-03 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A transportation expert makes a provocative case for changing the nation’s approach to highways, offering “bold, innovative thinking on infrastructure” (Rick Geddes, Cornell University). Americans spend hours every day sitting in traffic. And the roads they idle on are often rough and potholed, with exits, tunnels, guardrails, and bridges in terrible disrepair. According to transportation expert Robert Poole, this congestion and deterioration are outcomes of the way America manages its highways. Our twentieth-century model overly politicizes highway investment decisions, short-changing maintenance and often investing in projects whose costs exceed their benefits. In Rethinking America’s Highways, Poole examines how our current model of state-owned highways came about and why it is failing to satisfy its customers. He argues for a new model that treats highways themselves as public utilities—like electricity, telephones, and water supply. If highways were provided commercially, Poole argues, people would pay for highways based on how much they used, and the companies would issue revenue bonds to invest in facilities people were willing to pay for. Arguing for highway investments to be motivated by economic rather than political factors, this book makes a carefully-reasoned and well-documented case for a new approach to highways.

Inspection, Evaluation and Maintenance of Suspension Bridges Case Studies

Author : Sreenivas Alampalli
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466596899
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (665 download)

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Book Synopsis Inspection, Evaluation and Maintenance of Suspension Bridges Case Studies by : Sreenivas Alampalli

Download or read book Inspection, Evaluation and Maintenance of Suspension Bridges Case Studies written by Sreenivas Alampalli and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-11-05 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Insiders' Guide to Inspecting, Maintaining, and Operating BridgesSuspension bridges are graceful, aesthetic, and iconic structures. Due to their attractiveness and visibility, they are well-known symbols of major cities and countries in the world. They are also essential form of transportation infrastructure built across large bodies of water. D

Building Barriers and Bridges: Interculturalism in the 21st Century

Author :
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1848883250
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (488 download)

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Download or read book Building Barriers and Bridges: Interculturalism in the 21st Century written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-01-04 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume was first published by Inter-Disciplinary Press in 2014. Building Barriers and Bridges: Interculturalism in the 21st Century is a compilation of perspectives on the theme of Interculturalism and Identity by nineteen authors from thirteen countries on four continents. It represents a broad panorama of views on pivotal issues of identity, trans-and intercultural concepts, and cross-cultural community building. Presented in three parts: Culture and Identity; Constructing and Deconstructing Barriers; and Experienced-based Transformations, Building Barriers and Bridges moves from formal definitions to strategies to success stories in daily life around our globe. The book encompasses a broad array of perspectives in the social, the economic, the political, and the personal realm through more than scholarly evidence: One is invited to join a journey over the topography of identity and models for trans-cultural, intercultural, and cross-cultural community building by way of research, narrative, analyses of laws and structures, anecdotes, and first-person perspective historical accounts. Building Barriers and Bridges lets the reader arrive at common ground: one where Interculturalism is the crossing point for the individual, local groups, societies, and cultures. The forms of interactions and models, detailed by the authors, guide the contextualizing of approaches for identity and community building.

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, as Amended by the TEA 21 Restoration Act, Together with Updated Explanatory Materials

Author : United States
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 646 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, as Amended by the TEA 21 Restoration Act, Together with Updated Explanatory Materials written by United States and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Current and Future Trends in Bridge Design, Construction and Maintenance 2: Safety, Economy, Sustainability and Aesthetics

Author : Institute of Civil Engineers
Publisher : Thomas Telford
ISBN 13 : 9780727730916
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (39 download)

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Book Synopsis Current and Future Trends in Bridge Design, Construction and Maintenance 2: Safety, Economy, Sustainability and Aesthetics by : Institute of Civil Engineers

Download or read book Current and Future Trends in Bridge Design, Construction and Maintenance 2: Safety, Economy, Sustainability and Aesthetics written by Institute of Civil Engineers and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 2001-12-14 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Institution of Civil Engineers has organised a series of conferences to celebrate, at the start of the New Millennium, the enormous achievements made in the field of bridge engineering in recent years. This volume of papers from the second of these conferences, held in Hong Kong, encompasses the state-of-the-art in bridge design, construction, maintenance and safety assessment. It includes papers on major bridge schemes, both completed and under construction, and on innovative approaches used in various parts of the world. It also looks at local and regional projects and bridge related issues. The wealth of information contained in this publication will be of interest to bridge consultants and contractors, practising engineers, researchers and bridge owners, both local and international.

Cable Supported Bridges

Author : Niels J. Gimsing
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119951879
Total Pages : 760 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Cable Supported Bridges written by Niels J. Gimsing and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-12-30 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen years on from its last edition, Cable Supported Bridges: Concept and Design, Third Edition, has been significantly updated with new material and brand new imagery throughout. Since the appearance of the second edition, the focus on the dynamic response of cable supported bridges has increased, and this development is recognised with two new chapters, covering bridge aerodynamics and other dynamic topics such as pedestrian-induced vibrations and bridge monitoring. This book concentrates on the synthesis of cable supported bridges, suspension as well as cable stayed, covering both design and construction aspects. The emphasis is on the conceptual design phase where the main features of the bridge will be determined. Based on comparative analyses with relatively simple mathematical expressions, the different structural forms are quantified and preliminary optimization demonstrated. This provides a first estimate on dimensions of the main load carrying elements to give in an initial input for mathematical computer models used in the detailed design phase. Key features: Describes evolution and trends within the design and construction of cable supported bridges Describes the response of structures to dynamic actions that have attracted growing attention in recent years Highlights features of the different structural components and their interaction in the entire structural system Presents simple mathematical expressions to give a first estimate on dimensions of the load carrying elements to be used in an initial computer input This comprehensive coverage of the design and construction of cable supported bridges provides an invaluable, tried and tested resource for academics and engineers.

New Smile and Better Health in the 21st Century

Author : Kathleen Carson
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1257062271
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book New Smile and Better Health in the 21st Century written by Kathleen Carson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Smile and Better Health in the 21st Century: Full Mouth Reconstruction and Smile Makeovers

The Dude and the Zen Master

Author : Jeff Bridges
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101600756
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book The Dude and the Zen Master written by Jeff Bridges and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect gift for fans of The Big Lebowski, Jeff Bridges's "The Dude", and anyone who could use more Zen in their lives. Zen Master Bernie Glassman compares Jeff Bridges’s iconic role in The Big Lebowski to a Lamed-Vavnik: one of the men in Jewish mysticism who are “simple and unassuming,” and “so good that on account of them God lets the world go on.” Jeff puts it another way. “The wonderful thing about the Dude is that he’d always rather hug it out than slug it out.” For more than a decade, Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges and his Buddhist teacher, renowned Roshi Bernie Glassman, have been close friends. Inspiring and often hilarious, The Dude and the Zen Master captures their freewheeling dialogue and remarkable humanism in a book that reminds us of the importance of doing good in a difficult world.

This Is Your Time

Author : Ruby Bridges
Publisher : Delacorte Press
ISBN 13 : 0593378547
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book This Is Your Time written by Ruby Bridges and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • CBC KIDS’ BOOK CHOICE AWARD WINNER Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges—who, at the age of six, was the first black child to integrate into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans—inspires readers and calls for action in this moving letter. Her elegant, memorable gift book is especially uplifting in the wake of Kamala Harris making US history as the first female, first Black, and first South Asian vice president–elect. Written as a letter from civil rights activist and icon Ruby Bridges to the reader, This Is Your Time is both a recounting of Ruby’s experience as a child who had to be escorted to class by federal marshals when she was chosen to be one of the first black students to integrate into New Orleans’ all-white public school system and an appeal to generations to come to effect change. This beautifully designed volume features photographs from the 1960s and from today, as well as stunning jacket art from The Problem We All Live With, the 1964 painting by Norman Rockwell depicting Ruby’s walk to school. Ruby’s honest and impassioned words, imbued with love and grace, serve as a moving reminder that “what can inspire tomorrow often lies in our past.” This Is Your Time will electrify people of all ages as the struggle for liberty and justice for all continues and the powerful legacy of Ruby Bridges endures.

Understanding Systems: A Grand Challenge For 21st Century Engineering

Author : Jamshid Ghaboussi
Publisher : #N/A
ISBN 13 : 9813225971
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book Understanding Systems: A Grand Challenge For 21st Century Engineering written by Jamshid Ghaboussi and published by #N/A. This book was released on 2017-07-19 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our book presents a unique and original viewpoint on natural and engineered systems. The authors' goal is to propose and explain core principles that govern the formation and function of simple and complex systems. Examples are drawn from a broad range of topics from common materials and manufactured structures to the behavior of cells, organisms and socio-economic organizations. We provide a technical discussion of key engineering principles without the use of mathematics so that we may describe for a general audience how the systems of daily life form, operate, and evolve. We use analogy and illustrations to show how the components self-organize and scale to form complex adaptive systems. In this way we hope to understand how those systems come to be, achieve stability, and suddenly transition to new equilibrium states, including the sudden onset of economic recessions, ecosystem collapse, the evolution of species, development of cancer, and other wide-ranging topics. The existential role of component variability in these processes is emphasized.This book targets engineering instructors and undergraduate students curious to explore the grand challenges facing society today so they might build productive and long-lasting careers in science and technology. The six essays can be used to frame classroom discussions on systems from a broad range of disciplines. The essays are designed to appeal to those with a basic science and engineering background as we illustrate many fundamental engineering concepts in our descriptions of system behavior. We also hope our book appeals to curious members of the general public who are interested in understanding foundational ideas.