Screen LibraryConstruction Q & A /
How do builders plan a structure? What are some of the tallest buildings in the world? How do buildings keep people safe? Find the answers to these questions and more in Construction, an AV2 media enhanced book.
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AV2 by Weigl,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Science discovery
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| Summary: |
How do builders plan a structure? What are some of the tallest buildings in the world? How do buildings keep people safe? Find the answers to these questions and more in Construction, an AV2 media enhanced book. |
| Item Description: |
Originally published as Construction. New York : Weigl Publishers, 2009. Includes and index. |
| Carrier Form: | 48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Audience: | 4-6. |
| ISBN: |
9781621274124 (hardback) : 1621274128 (hardback) 9781621274186 (paperback) 1621274187 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | TH149 |
| CLC: | G613.3 |
| Call Number: | G613.3/C883 |
| Contents: | What is a structure? -- What are some of the first structures? -- How do builders plan a structure? -- Can you see a structure before it is built? -- How do builders choose a structure's style? -- When should old buildings be protected? -- How are old buildings cleared to build new ones? -- What machines are used to build structures? -- How is land prepared for building? -- What is treated lumber? -- How are cement and concrete used? -- What are simple machines? -- How do cranes lift so much weight? -- How are skyscrapers built? -- How do skyscrapers withstand forces? -- What do elevators do |