David P Billington
Biographic Data
| ID | 1158645 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David P Billington |
| GIVEN NAMES | David P |
| FAMILY NAME | Billington |
| SIGNATURE | BILLINGTON D P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Princeton Univ., Princeton, N.J. |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6648-1076 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Tower and the Bridge: The New Art of Structural Engineering
Tower and the Bridge: The New Art of Structural Engineering
Robert Maillart's Bridges: The Art of Engineering
Engineering Innovation at Bonneville Dam
The United States Army Corps of Engineers constructed Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River in the 1930s to improve river navigation and provide hydroelectric power to the Pacific Northwest. This paper demonstrates how the Corps' approach to the planning and design of the dam's structures, machines, materials, and processes fostered engineering innovations. These innovations included a new kind of concrete, a portland-pozzolan cement mix that redu…
Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing. Henry Petroski
Ammann's First Bridge: A Study in Engineering, Politics, and Entrepreneurial Behavior
Le pont George Washington qui relie New York a New Jersey fut realise par Ammann (O.). Une telle construction symbolise des changements sociaux, et le developpement de l'industrie qui necessite de relier les villes entre elles, mais represente egalement un investissement economique lourd, un accord politique ainsi que des reflexions et des efforts d'ingenieurs pour la realisation du projet
Robert Maillart and the Art of Reinforced Concrete
The Swiss engineer Robert Maillart (1872-1940) built bridges and industrial buildings of startling originality. His innovative use of concrete, especially in the design of thin arch structures, and his introduction of a wide range of new engineering forms, make him a seminal figure in the history of modern engineering. Focusing on 14 of Maillart's major works, this book provides a stunning full-color visual presentation of engineering structures …
Structural Imperative and the Origin of New Form
Contemporary writing on architecture, following art history, tends to focus on formal analysis where visual ideas dominate the discussion of the origin and meaning of style. Technology is rarely touched upon; and structure, although generally understood as necessary, is hardly seen as a legitimate giver of form, even for large-scale building.' This modern point of view must be understood, at least partly, as a reaction to the ideas of Eugine Viol…
"In Response to "Another View of 'The Cathedral and the Bridge
We appreciate Professor Condit's thoughtful critique. No historian has done more to increase our understanding of American buildings. But in the critique he has raised many issues not pertinent to our paper and thereby so misinterprets some of its ideas that we believe it essential to restate our major themes before replying directly to those of his criticisms which do apply. Our goal was to draw a parallel between the Gothic cathedrals as the fi…
The Cathedral and the Bridge: Structure and Symbol
When Montgomery Schuyler wrote in 1883 what was perhaps the first critical essay on a work of modern engineering as a work of art (the Brooklyn Bridge), he recognized the cultural similarity between the Gothic cathedrals of the 13th century and the long-span bridges of his own era.1 Just as the cathedrals symbolized the medieval world of stone, so did the bridges of the Industrial Revolution symbolize the new technological world of metal. Yet, wh…
The Tower and the Bridge: The New Art of Structural Engineering
What do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the concrete roofs of Pier Luigi Nervi have in common? According to this book, now in its first paperback edition, all are striking examples of structural art, an exciting form distinct from either architecture or machine design. Aided by a number of stunning illustrations, David Billington discusses leading structural engineer-artists, such as John A. Roebling, Gustave Eiffel,…
Bridges, Docks and Harbours with Related Works
Solomon Cady Hollister Colloquium: Perspectives on the History of Reinforced Concrete in the United States, 1904-1941: Princeton University, June 2, 1980
David P. Billington, Solomon Cady Hollister Colloquium: Perspectives on the History of Reinforced Concrete in the United States, 1904-1941: Princeton University, June 2, 1980, Technology and Culture, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Oct., 1981), pp. 757-759
Robert Maillart's Bridges: The Art of Engineering
The Description for this book, Robert Maillart's Bridges: The Art of Engineering, will be forthcoming
Discussion of “Stability and Dynamic Analyses of Cooling Towers”
Structural Imperative and the Origin of New Form
Contemporary writing on architecture, following art history, tends to focus on formal analysis where visual ideas dominate the discussion of the origin and meaning of style. Technology is rarely touched upon; and structure, although generally understood as necessary, is hardly seen as a legitimate giver of form, even for large-scale building.' This modern point of view must be understood, at least partly, as a reaction to the ideas of Eugine Viol…
The Cathedral and the Bridge: Structure and Symbol
When Montgomery Schuyler wrote in 1883 what was perhaps the first critical essay on a work of modern engineering as a work of art (the Brooklyn Bridge), he recognized the cultural similarity between the Gothic cathedrals of the 13th century and the long-span bridges of his own era.1 Just as the cathedrals symbolized the medieval world of stone, so did the bridges of the Industrial Revolution symbolize the new technological world of metal. Yet, wh…
Discussion of “Stability and Dynamic Analyses of Cooling Towers”
Robert Maillart's Bridges: The Art of Engineering
The Description for this book, Robert Maillart's Bridges: The Art of Engineering, will be forthcoming
Solomon Cady Hollister Colloquium: Perspectives on the History of Reinforced Concrete in the United States, 1904-1941: Princeton University, June 2, 1980
David P. Billington, Solomon Cady Hollister Colloquium: Perspectives on the History of Reinforced Concrete in the United States, 1904-1941: Princeton University, June 2, 1980, Technology and Culture, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Oct., 1981), pp. 757-759
Bridges, Docks and Harbours with Related Works
"In Response to "Another View of 'The Cathedral and the Bridge
We appreciate Professor Condit's thoughtful critique. No historian has done more to increase our understanding of American buildings. But in the critique he has raised many issues not pertinent to our paper and thereby so misinterprets some of its ideas that we believe it essential to restate our major themes before replying directly to those of his criticisms which do apply. Our goal was to draw a parallel between the Gothic cathedrals as the fi…
The Cathedral and the Bridge: Structure and Symbol
When Montgomery Schuyler wrote in 1883 what was perhaps the first critical essay on a work of modern engineering as a work of art (the Brooklyn Bridge), he recognized the cultural similarity between the Gothic cathedrals of the 13th century and the long-span bridges of his own era.1 Just as the cathedrals symbolized the medieval world of stone, so did the bridges of the Industrial Revolution symbolize the new technological world of metal. Yet, wh…
The Tower and the Bridge: The New Art of Structural Engineering
What do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the concrete roofs of Pier Luigi Nervi have in common? According to this book, now in its first paperback edition, all are striking examples of structural art, an exciting form distinct from either architecture or machine design. Aided by a number of stunning illustrations, David Billington discusses leading structural engineer-artists, such as John A. Roebling, Gustave Eiffel,…
Structural Imperative and the Origin of New Form
Contemporary writing on architecture, following art history, tends to focus on formal analysis where visual ideas dominate the discussion of the origin and meaning of style. Technology is rarely touched upon; and structure, although generally understood as necessary, is hardly seen as a legitimate giver of form, even for large-scale building.' This modern point of view must be understood, at least partly, as a reaction to the ideas of Eugine Viol…
Robert Maillart and the Art of Reinforced Concrete
The Swiss engineer Robert Maillart (1872-1940) built bridges and industrial buildings of startling originality. His innovative use of concrete, especially in the design of thin arch structures, and his introduction of a wide range of new engineering forms, make him a seminal figure in the history of modern engineering. Focusing on 14 of Maillart's major works, this book provides a stunning full-color visual presentation of engineering structures …
Ammann's First Bridge: A Study in Engineering, Politics, and Entrepreneurial Behavior
Le pont George Washington qui relie New York a New Jersey fut realise par Ammann (O.). Une telle construction symbolise des changements sociaux, et le developpement de l'industrie qui necessite de relier les villes entre elles, mais represente egalement un investissement economique lourd, un accord politique ainsi que des reflexions et des efforts d'ingenieurs pour la realisation du projet
Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing. Henry Petroski
Engineering Innovation at Bonneville Dam
The United States Army Corps of Engineers constructed Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River in the 1930s to improve river navigation and provide hydroelectric power to the Pacific Northwest. This paper demonstrates how the Corps' approach to the planning and design of the dam's structures, machines, materials, and processes fostered engineering innovations. These innovations included a new kind of concrete, a portland-pozzolan cement mix that redu…
Robert Maillart's Bridges: The Art of Engineering
The Tower and the Bridge: The New Art of Structural Engineering
Tower and the Bridge: The New Art of Structural Engineering
Engineering (11 works) · Art (7 works) · Bridge (graph theory) (5 works) · Art history (4 works) · Forensic engineering (4 works) · Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis (4 works) · Architectural engineering (3 works) · Civil and Structural Engineering Research (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works)