If you’ve ever been asked to calculate the live load for a herd of elephants…
If you’ve ever built a sand castle to study soil mechanics…
If you’ve ever had to choose between your date and your favorite bridge…
…Brian Brenner has written the book for you. Bridginess: More of the Civil Engineering Life finds Brenner turning his pen and his signature wit to the subjects of urban sprawl, airport infrastructure planning, and, of course, bridges. After reading this collection, you will know bridges from more angles than a through truss. You will think twice before placing a salad on the roof of your car. And you will know just what makes a truly great college response letter. These essays range from humorous to informative, autobiographical to historical. They encompass the full range of Brenner’s talent as a writer, as well as an engineer. With his charming and fluid style, Brenner makes civil engineering funny, interesting, and at times, even glamorous.
2009, Softcover, ASCE Press, 240 pp.
ISBN: 978-0-7844-1040-0, Stock #: 41040
List Price $32.00 / ASCE Member $24.00
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About the Author
Brian Brenner, P.E., is a vice president and structural engineer with Fay, Spofford and Thorndike in Burlington, Massachusetts. Brian’s work includes bridge design projects throughout New England and the New York metropolitan area. Brian also contributes as a professor of the practice at Tufts University, where he teaches the bridge and concrete design classes and advises students on several research projects. In 2008, Brian received the Fischer Award, given to the Tufts Engineering School Professor of the Year.
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Don't Throw This Away!: The Civil Engineering Life
AND
Bridginess: More of the Civil Engineering Life
by Brian Brenner, P.E.
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If you keep your ties for so long, they start to curl up…
If you evaluate infrastructure for your daughter’s hamsters…
If you one-up your techno-nerd neighbor by offering to network his toilets…
If you’ve ever built a sand castle to study soil mechanics…
If you’ve ever had to choose between your date and your favorite bridge…
Then you need Brian Brenner’s 2 widely popular books, Don't Throw This Away!: The Civil Engineering Life and Bridginess: More of the Civil Engineering Life--now available as a set for one low price of $65 (ASCE Member $48)! These collections of essays and humorous anecdotes display Brenner’s distinctive combination of quirky humor and engineering “right stuff.” They encompass the full range of Brenner’s talent as a writer, as well as an engineer. With his charming and fluid style, Brenner makes civil engineering funny, interesting, and at times, even glamorous.
2009, ASCE Press
Soft Cover, 400 pp.
Stock # bren
List $65, Member $48.00