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- Understanding Greek and Roman technology [videorecording] from catapult to the Pantheon / by Ressler, Stephen J.,teacher.; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;
Course guidebook includes bibliographical references.Disc 1. Technology in the classical world -- The substance of technology: materials ; From quarry to temple: building in stone ; Stone masonry perfected: the Greek temple ; From temple to basilica: timber roof systems ; Construction revolution: arches and concrete -- Disc 2. Construction in transition: the Colosseum ; The genesis of a new imperial architecture ; The most celebrated edifice: the Pantheon ; Cities by design: the rise of urban planning ; Connecting the empire: roads and bridges ; From source to city: water supply systems -- Disc 3. Engineering a Roman aqueduct ; Go with the flow: urban water distribution ; Paradigm and paragon: imperial Roman baths ; Harnessing animal power: land transportation ; Leveraging human power: construction cranes ; Lifting water with human power -- Disc 4. Milling grain with water power ; Machines at war: siege towers and rams ; Machines at war: evolution of the catapult ; Machines at sea: ancient ships ; Reconstructing the Greek Trireme ; Modern legacy of ancient technology.Presenter, Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy at West Point.An introduction to basic engineering principles and the science behind them. The course gives a new perspective on one of the most productive periods in the history of civilization. In case after case, you will find that engineering solutions reached during this era would not be surpassed for another thousand years or more.DVD.- Subjects: Educational films.; Lectures.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings.; Discoveries in science; Science, Ancient.; Technological innovations; Technological innovations; Technology; Technology; Technology;
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- Epic engineering failures and the lessons they teach [videorecording] / by Ressler, Stephen J.,teacher.; Teaching Company,publisher.(CARDINAL)349444;
Presenter, Stephen Ressler.When a structure fails, the fallout can be frightening, disruptive, and even deadly. And yet, these disasters also teach us valuable lessons about the possibilities of engineering--and how to make our future projects safer. In the same way that a military defeat might provoke strategic changes and new approaches, engineering failures pave the way for improvement in the ways that we design, build, and maintain our technological systems. But first, we must figure out what went wrong. On the evening of Friday, July 17, 1981, a band was playing in the atrium of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel. About 1,600 people had gathered for that night's popular tea dance. Women in elegant dresses and men in pressed suits danced on the atrium floor, while observers admired the festivities from walkways suspended above. Suddenly, the highest walkway tore loose and, along with the walkway two levels below, crashed to the atrium floor. Over 100 people were killed, and many others were injured. Speculation began immediately as to the cause of this tragedy, which remains to this day one of the worst structural failures in US history. In the aftermath of the accident, United Press International sent word to its thousands of news outlets that "foot-tapping revelers" might have touched off a rhythmic vibration which caused the walkways to collapse. The New York Times story was headlined: "Before Hotel Disaster, Walkway Swayed to the Rhythm of Dancers." Some officials were quoted as saying the walkways might have been overcrowded and unable to bear the combined stressors of weight and movement. None of that turned out to be true. In Epic Engineering Failures and the Lessons They Teach, you will go behind the scenes of painstaking and captivating investigations that not only reveal what actually caused the tragedy in the Hyatt Regency that night, but also explore the catalysts for more than 24 other epic engineering failures. Your professor, civil engineer and award-winning educator Stephen Ressler, PhD, reveals the story behind each disaster by demonstrating the scientific and engineering issues involved with easy-to-follow explanations accompanied by fascinating videos, live demonstrations, and hundreds of custom-made models and graphics. Professor Ressler also examines the less technical and more human components of error--the individual personalities and sometimes dysfunctional organizations that led to catastrophe. In addition, he asks a startling question: Can we move forward as a civilization without these engineering failures?Not rated.DVD.- Subjects: Lectures.; Educational films.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Structural failures.; Bridge failures.; Structural analysis (Engineering); Strains and stresses.; Engineering design.; Structural design.; Design and technology.; Constructions;
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- Understanding the world's greatest structures [videorecording] : science and innovation from antiquity to modernity / by Ressler, Stephen J.,teacher.; Leven, Jon,film director.(CARDINAL)554917; Scarbrough, Wendy,film director.; Blandford, James,film producer.(CARDINAL)849607; Guide (work):Ressler, Stephen J.Understanding the world's greatest structures : science and innovation from antiquity to modernity, course guidebook.©2011.; Teaching Company,production company.(CARDINAL)349444;
Course guidebook Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-202).Producer, James Blandford ; directors, Jon Leven, Wendy Scarbrough.Studio crew, Jim Allen and [five others] ; editor, Rich Bernett.Lecturer: Professor Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy at West Point."Understanding the World's Greatest Structures: Science and Innovation from Antiquity to Modernity -- a marvelous learning experience that takes you around the world and reveals the stories behind the most famous bridges, churches, skyscrapers, towers, and other structures from thousands of years of history. These 24 lectures take you on a fascinating and richly illustrated tour that deftly blends history and science to create an unforgettable survey of our world's most remarkable structural masterpieces, one informed by the fundamentals of structural engineering and their underlying scientific principles."--Publisher.DVD; full screen presentation.- Subjects: Lectures.; Nonfiction films.; Educational films.; Instructional films.; Structural design.; Structural engineering.;
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