Solving real-world problems with civil engineering / Therese Shea.

Título:

ISBN:

9781680482607

9781508100676

Autor personal:

Shea, Therese

Edición:

First edition.

Información de publicación:

New York, NY : Britannica Educational Publishing, in association with Rosen Educational Services, 2016.

Descripción física:

32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.

Contenido:

Engineering 101 -- What is civil engineering? -- Early civil engineering -- Working with water -- To get to the other side -- The Panama Canal -- The Hoover Dam -- The Channel Tunnel -- A new engineering marvel -- Wanted: civil engineers -- Engineering in action: build a beam bridge.

Síntesis:

Introduces the field of civil engineering and its history; describes how it is used in building tunnels, sewers, bridges, and other projects, including the Panama Canal, Hoover Dam, and the Channel Tunnel; and discusses future developments.

Información del programa:

Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.9 0.5 181373.

DAK_SUBJECT_TERM_DISPLAY:

Civil engineering

DAK_521_GRADE:

Grades 1 to 4.

DAK_SERIES_TITLE_DSP:

Let's find out! (Britannica Educational Publishing). Engineering.

DAK_SERIES:

Let's find out!. Engineering

DAK_OCLC_NUMBER:

ocn907495487