'Toys that save millions' - a history of using physical models in structural design

Author: W. Addis

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26 March 2013

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'Toys that save millions' - a history of using physical models in structural design

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W. Addis

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 91, Issue 4, 2013, Page(s) 16

Date published

26 March 2013

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W. Addis

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 91, Issue 4, 2013, Page(s) 16

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Standard: £10 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

Based on his 2013 James Sutherland History Lecture, Bill Addis looks back over three centuries of model testing; from the design of St Paul's Cathedral in the 1670s to the introduction of computer modelling in the 1980s.

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The Institution of Structural Engineers

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