Examples of enduring feats of civil engineering endeavour can be seen around the world's seas and waterways, from the SS Great Britain to the Panama Canal.
In this beautifully illustrated book, John Laverick offers an insight into the intriguing field of civil engineering, taking you on a journey that crosses three continents and three centuries, exploring extraordinary achievements including the artificial waterways of the Panama and Suez canals, floating concepts such as the concrete Mulberry harbours, the world's only rotating ship lift at Falkirk, a man-made island in the Baltic linking the crossings between two countries and the ambitious restoration of the Wilts & Berks Canal.
| ISBN: | 9781803990989 |
| Publication date: | 4th August 2022 |
| Author: | John Laverick |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Genres: |
Civil engineering, surveying and building Bridges Expeditions: popular accounts Maritime history Industrial archaeology History of engineering and technology Archaeology |