Towering giants and other tall megastructures
By: Ian Graham
Series: Megastructures -- 4
Publisher: QED
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781848356504; 9781848356542
Subjects: Tall buildings; Juvenile literature; Engineering; Technology
Description: Looks at some of the tallest man-built structures in the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 34) and index.
Table of contents: title: Aiming high; title: Superstructures; title: Standing up to nature; title: How are they built?; title: Shanghai World Financial Centre; title: Famous giants; title: Skyscrapers; title: Burj Khalifa; title: Mighty monuments; title: Masts and towers; title: The CN Tower; title: Offshore platforms; title: Failures and accidents; title: Looking into the future.