Skyscrapers
Title
:
Skyscrapers
Personal Author EPSB
:
Elizabeth. Encarnacion
Summary
:
Explores the world of skyscrapers, looking at the function, uses, safety features, and architectural details of early and modern-day skyscrapers, and discussing the criteria by which skyscrapers are judged to be "tallest." Includes a fold-out diagram.
Year Published
:
2007
Series
:
QEB buildings at work.
Physical Description
:
36 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm.
Note
:
Includes fold-out pages.
Includes index.
Contents
:
Skyscrapers -- Early skyscrapers -- The world's tallest -- Super skyscrapers -- Twin towers -- Steel frames -- Reinforced concrete -- Cross-bracing -- Fighting nature -- Extreme temperatures -- Green skyscrapers -- Special skyscrapers -- Tall towers.
Subject
:
Skyscrapers.
Buildings.
Summary
:
Explores the world of skyscrapers, looking at the function, uses, safety features, and architectural details of early and modern-day skyscrapers, and discussing the criteria by which skyscrapers are judged to be "tallest." Includes a fold-out diagram.
ISBN
:
9781595663719
Publisher
:
Laguna Hills, CA : QEB Pub., c2007.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Lansdowne | 720 ENC | Book | 30180000013189 | Non-Fiction |