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050 _aNA 6230 .M53 1987
100 _aMichael, Duncan.
_eauthor
245 0 _aHow skyscrapers are made /
_cDuncan Michael
260 _aNew York, NY :
_bFacts On File Publications,
_cc1987
300 _a32 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c31 cm.
504 _aIncludes index.
505 _aAll kinds of skycrapers -- What is a skycraper? -- Planning and design -- How construction is organized -- Foundations -- Steel structures -- Concrete structures -- Cladding the exterior -- Equipping the interior -- Servicing a skyscraper -- Stage by stage -- Who creates a skyscraper? -- Great skyscrapers of the world -- The world's tallest buildings -- Glossary -- Index and acknowledgments.
520 _aExplains how skyscrapers are built, from the preliminary designs through the floor by floor construction to the final building.
650 _aSKYSCRAPERS -- DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION -- JUVENILE LITERATURE
700 _aCarpenter, Ray.
_edesign
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