Books in the Studies in the History of Civil Engineering series

This volume brings together a range of articles which focus on the role of design in engineering history. As well as general papers, particular subjects include bridges, canals, dams and buildings constructed using masonry, timber, cast and wrought iron.

Between 1750 and 1850 the British landscape was transformed by a transport revolution. This book examines the history of how the engineering works themselves were made possible, looking at how canals and railways were built, how engineers organized the works and how they were designed.

This is a study of structural iron in civil engineering, from 1750 to 1850. The book presents a collection of essays which cover such areas as the use of cast iron in building, the first iron frames, iron in the roof of buildings, suspension bridges and developments in truss design.

The intention of the series of which this volume is part is to provide, through the reproduction of important contributions to the subject, a reference collection for its study. The series encompasses many branches of engineering, the perspective is global and the authorship international.

This volume traces the evolution of the concept of public health and reveals the importance of political will and public spending in this field of civil engineering. Design, construction, operation and maintenance are discussed.