Building : the fight against gravity /
An introduction to the basic principles of architecture and engineering including a discussion of structural materials and their properties and such problems as how skyscrapers are kept from swaying excessively and buildings prevented from sinking into the ground.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Atheneum,
1979.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | An introduction to the basic principles of architecture and engineering including a discussion of structural materials and their properties and such problems as how skyscrapers are kept from swaying excessively and buildings prevented from sinking into the ground. |
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| Item Description: | "A Margaret K. McElderry book." Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 152 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0689501447 |