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16 juin 2011

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9781406233407

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English

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24 Mo

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Publié par

Capstone Global Library

Date de parution

16 juin 2011

EAN13

9781406233407

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

24 Mo

Science and Technology Buildings and Structures

Andrew Solway

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Contents

Introduction

Strung on a wire

Girders, trusses, and cantilevers

Arches

From arches to domes

Building high

Burj Khalifa

Building new homes

Earthquake prooîng

Holding back the river

Canals

Going underground

The structures of the future

Fact île

Glossary

Find out more

Index

Some words are shown in bold,like this. These words are explained in the glossary. You will find important information and definitions underlined, like this.

What makes arches so strong? Read page 13 to find out!

Where is this building with many domes? Turn to page 15 to find out!

IntroductIon

A crane operator sits in a small glass cabin 100 metres above the city. The people below look smaller than ants. The operator moves control levers and the crane lifts a large concrete panel. As the panel rises, the wind catches it and it begins to swing. The operator quickly adjusts the controls. The panel stops swinging. The operator lowers it carefully on to the top of the growing skyscraper.

When you are building a skyscraper, crane operators are important people. They lift all the materials into place. Architects are important, too. They design the building and decide how it should look. But the people who really matter are the engineers. They make sure that the building stays up. Tower cranes work on the Oakland Bay Bridge in San Francisco, USA.

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