Building Blunders

Jane Leavitt Amie

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See some of the world's biggest building blunders up close! Find out how each structure failed, the basic building block that was missed during construction, and what engineers learned from their mistakes.

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• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 09 juillet 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781474794039
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

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building Blunders by Amie Jane Leavitt

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Contents Chapter 1 Falling Down Th e Lean ing Tower of Pisa ...............................................4 2 Twisted Top Crooked Spire Ch urch .....................................................8 3 Falling Glass and Swaying Floors Joh n Hancock Tower ....................................................... 12 4 The Death Ray Vdara Hotel and Spa ........................................................ 16 5 All Angles Ray and Maria Stata Center at MIT .............................. 20 6 Bend and Snap Th e Aon Center ................................................................ 24 7 Like Dominoes Lotus Riverside ................................................................. 28 8 On Display Th e Crystal Palace............................................................ 32 9 No Goal Grolsch Veste .................................................................... 36 10 NotSoMighty Mall Sampoong Department Store ........................................40

Timeline ............................................................................... 44 Glossary ............................................................................. 46 find out more................................................................... 47 Index .................................................................................... 48

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