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Super Structures John W. Loftus practical applications that students canEver wonder how a graceful and slender bridge can support enormous loads over truly astonishing spans? Why domes and freestanding arches survive earthquakes that flatten the rest of a city? Physicist Mark Denny looks at the large structures around us tall buildings, long bridges, and big dams and explains how they were designed and built and why they sometimes collapse, topple, or burst. Denny uses clear, accessible language to explain the physics