Skyscrapers
Title
:
Skyscrapers
Personal Author EPSB
:
Chris. Oxlade
Summary
:
Explores key types of skyscrapers throughout the world, discussing materials and construction technologies as well as the functions and locations of important skyscrapers.
Year Published
:
2006
Series
:
Building amazing structures.
Physical Description
:
32 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Edition
:
New ed.
Contents
:
About skyscrapers -- Skyscrapers in the past -- Foundations -- Skyscraper frames -- Skyscraper services -- Skyscraper materials -- Designing a skyscraper -- Preparing the site -- Erecting the frame -- Floors, walls, and services -- Skyscrapers in use -- Skyscraper disasters -- Skyscraper facts.
Subject
:
Skyscrapers.
Skyscrapers -- Design and construction.
Added Author
:
Atkinson, Barry,
Summary
:
Explores key types of skyscrapers throughout the world, discussing materials and construction technologies as well as the functions and locations of important skyscrapers.
ISBN
:
9781403479044
Publisher
:
Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2006.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Elizabeth Finch | 720 OXL | Book | 31459000043563 | Non-Fiction |