This illustrated book extends the field guide genre from natural phenomena to human-made structures, making their design and construction approachable and understandable to non-engineers. Readers will learn to identify characteristics of the electrical grid, roadways, railways, bridges, tunnels, waterways, and more.

Includes index.

Electrical grid -- Communications -- Roadways -- Bridges and tunnels -- Railways -- Dams, levees, and coastal structures -- Municipal water and wastewater -- Construction.