Structural and Civil Engineering Design

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The importance of design has often been neglected in studies considering the history of structural and civil engineering. Yet design is a key aspect of all building and engineering work. This volume brings together a range of articles which focus on the role of design in engineering. It opens by considering the principles of design, then deals with the application of these to particular subjects including bridges, canals, dams and buildings (from Gothic cathedrals to Victorian mills) constructed using masonry, timber, cast and wrought iron. IntroductionDesign Rules and Methods: The mechanisation of design in the 16th century: the structural formulae of Rodrigo Gil de HontañónDesigning the…