Book review: Built: The hidden stories behind our structures by Roma Agrawal
This book is a maiden voyage by an energetic and inspiring 35-year-old female engineer, originally from Mumbai, India. She is currently an associate director at AECOM and a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Roma Agrawal obtained her BA degree in Physics from the University of Oxford in 2...
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University of the Free State
2018-12-01
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| description | This book is a maiden voyage by an energetic and inspiring 35-year-old female engineer, originally from Mumbai, India. She is currently an associate director at AECOM and a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Roma Agrawal obtained her BA degree in Physics from the University of Oxford in 2004, and her MSc Structural Engineering degree from Imperial College London, in 2005. Her fascinating résumé includes the impressive “The Shard” building in London (the tallest building in western Europe). She shares her engineering knowledge and experience as well as some personal stories with her readers in a practical and educational book, written in the first-person. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf0c6afcf47243c695a34699c186c1712022-12-22T01:50:16ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Structilia1023-05642415-04872018-12-0125217817910.18820/24150487/as25i2.7Book review: Built: The hidden stories behind our structures by Roma AgrawalPierre Oosthuizen0University of the Free State, South AfricaThis book is a maiden voyage by an energetic and inspiring 35-year-old female engineer, originally from Mumbai, India. She is currently an associate director at AECOM and a fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Roma Agrawal obtained her BA degree in Physics from the University of Oxford in 2004, and her MSc Structural Engineering degree from Imperial College London, in 2005. Her fascinating résumé includes the impressive “The Shard” building in London (the tallest building in western Europe). She shares her engineering knowledge and experience as well as some personal stories with her readers in a practical and educational book, written in the first-person.http://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/as/article/view/3623 |
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