Woven Arch Bridge: Histories of Constructional Thoughts

ISBN-13: 9780367624316 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 390 str.

LIU (Lecturer at Kunming University of Science and Technolog

Opis

Focusing on the woven arch bridge, the book traces histories of the bridge in different cultures, investigates Chinese cases and gives insights into its typology and evolution and differences between East Asian and European bridges. The author argues that the bridge’s existence in different cultures is evidence of a kind of "universal uniqueness".

Spis treści

1. Introduction  Part 1 Woven Arch Bridges: Three Stories  2. From Caesar to Da Vinci  3. A Full Moon in another Land  4. Searching for the Chinese Wooden Arch Bridges  Part 2 Woven Arch Bridges in Southeast China  5. Introduction to Part 2  6. Building A Woven Arch Bridge: Local Knowledge  7. The Rulong Bridge: A Detective Story  8. Technique and Craftsmen  Part 3 Conclusion  9. Rethinking the Histories of Woven arch Bridges