List of illustrations

1 Tower of Pisa

2 Todaiji temple, Nara

3 Corbelling

4 Striding arches, Moniaive

5 Blackfriars bridge

6 Arch bridge near Constantine

7 Chartres cathedral

8 Prague cathedral

9 Angkor Thom

10 Steel construction, NYC

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Andrew Muir Wood

11 Buckling

12 Forth railway bridge

13 Structural action of Forth railway bridge

14 Sydney harbour bridge

15 Footbridge, Shirakawa

16 Nuclear power station, Torness

17 Footbridge, Aberfeldy

18 Airbus A380

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Andrew Muir Wood

19 Clywedog Dam

20 Taipei 101

21 Golden Gate bridge

22 Elements of civil engineering design process

23 Sydney Opera House

24 Bell Rock lighthouse

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25 Shinkansen

26 Millennium footbridge, London

27 Ronan Point

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28 Taipei metro

29 Heathrow Airport Terminal 5