Towering giants and other tall megastructures
By: Ian Graham
Series: Megastructures
Publisher: QEB Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Irvine, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 34
ISBN-13: 9781609920944
Subjects: Tall buildings; Megastructures; Juvenile literature; Structural engineering
Description: "Discusses the technology and engineering used to build the tallest skyscrapers, buildings, and towers"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 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 Center; 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; title: Glossary.