BUILT by Roma Agrawal
TITLE: Built: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures
AUTHOR: Roma Agrawal
DATE PUBLISHED: 2018
FORMAT: ebook
ISBN-13: 978-1-4088-7034-1
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In "Built", Roma Agrawal conveys her passion for structural engineering - for building bridges and skyscrapers. The book is a mix of personal anecdotes regarding her experience as an engineer, stories of historical engineering feats, and a smattering of engineering concepts. The writing style is fairly personable and chatty. I found the information regarding the historical engineering feats the most interesting, but was ultimately disappointed in the superficial (and minimal) treatment of engineering concepts. This would probably make a good, basic (if somewhat superficial) introductory book about sturctural engineering for someone who knows nothing about engineering or architecture, and would like to know a little more without the physics and maths. In short, this is an enjoyable but superficial read.
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