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Massive monsters and other huge megastructures / Ian Graham.

By: Graham, Ian, 1953-Material type: TextTextSeries: MegastructuresPublication details: London : QED Publishing, 2011Description: 34 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN: 9781848356559 (pbk.)Subject(s): Structural engineering -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 624.1
Contents:
Introduction -- Weighty designs -- Monster problems -- How are they built? -- Famous giants -- Sports stadiums -- Case study : the 2012 London Olympic Stadium -- Dams -- Case study : the Hoover Dam -- Mega-workplaces -- Artificial islands -- Failures and accidents -- Future monsters -- Glossary.
Summary: "Discusses the technology and engineering used to build the largest man-made things on earth: stadiums, dams, and artificial islands"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 34) and index.

Introduction -- Weighty designs -- Monster problems -- How are they built? -- Famous giants -- Sports stadiums -- Case study : the 2012 London Olympic Stadium -- Dams -- Case study : the Hoover Dam -- Mega-workplaces -- Artificial islands -- Failures and accidents -- Future monsters -- Glossary.

"Discusses the technology and engineering used to build the largest man-made things on earth: stadiums, dams, and artificial islands"--Provided by publisher.

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