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Towering giants and other tall megastructures  Cover Image Book Book

Towering giants and other tall megastructures / Ian Graham.

Graham, Ian, 1953- (Author).

Summary:

"Discusses the technology and engineering used to build the tallest skyscrapers, buildings, and towers"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1609920945 (library bound)
  • ISBN: 9781609920944 (library bound)
  • Physical Description: 34 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
  • Publisher: Irvine, CA : QEB Pub., [2011]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Includes an 8-page foldout.
Formatted Contents Note:
Aiming high -- Superstructures -- Standing up to nature -- How are they built? -- Shanghai World Financial Center -- Famous giants -- Skyscrapers -- Burj Khalifa -- Mighty monuments -- Masts and towers -- The CN Tower -- Offshore platforms -- Failures and accidents -- Looking into the future.
Subject: Tall buildings > Juvenile literature.
Structural engineering > Juvenile literature

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Baker County Library 690.383 .G739t (Text) 37814002511344 JUV NON-FICTION Available -


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