Skyscrapers
Titre
:
Skyscrapers
Elizabeth. Encarnacion
Sommaire
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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.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2007
QEB buildings at work.
Description matérielle
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36 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm.
Note générale
:
Includes fold-out pages.
Includes index.
Table des matières
:
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.
Terme de vedette-matière
:
Skyscrapers.
Buildings.
Résumé
:
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.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9781595663719
Informations de publication
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Laguna Hills, CA : QEB Pub., c2007.
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
|---|
| Lansdowne | 720 ENC | Book | 30180000013189 | Non-Fiction |