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Author: Vicky Franchino
Publisher: Cherry Lake
Published: 2009-08-01
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 1602796912
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title discusses how tunnels are built, from planning and excavation to construction to site design.
Author: Matt Mullins
Publisher: Cherry Lake
Published: 2009-08-01
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 1602796955
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title discusses how damns are built, including engineering, design and construction.
Author: Matt Mullins
Publisher: Cherry Lake
Published: 2009-08-01
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 1602796963
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title discusses how sports stadiums are built, including engineering, design and construction.
Author: Matt Mullins
Publisher: Cherry Lake
Published: 2009-08-01
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 1602796947
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title discusses how schools are built, including engineering, design and construction.
Author: Matt Mullins
Publisher: Cherry Lake
Published: 2009-08-01
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 1602796939
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title discusses how airports are built, from runway design and construction to terminal and security.
Author: Helena Merriman
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2021-08-24
Total Pages: 410
ISBN-13: 1541788826
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHe escaped from one of the world’s most brutal regimes.Then, he decided to tunnel back in. In the summer of 1962, a young student named Joachim Rudolph dug a tunnel under the Berlin Wall. Waiting on the other side in East Berlin were dozens of men, women, and children—all willing to risk everything to escape. From the award-winning creator of the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 podcast, Tunnel 29 is the true story of this most remarkable Cold War rescue mission. Drawing on interviews with the survivors and Stasi files, Helena Merriman brilliantly reveals the stranger-than-fiction story of the ingenious group of student-diggers, the glamorous red-haired messenger, the Stasi spy who threatened the whole enterprise, and the love story that became its surprising epilogue. Tunnel 29 was also the first made-for-TV event of its kind; it was funded by NBC, who wanted to film an escape in real time. Their documentary—which was nearly blocked from airing by the Kennedy administration, which wanted to control the media during the Cold War—revolutionized TV journalism. Ultimately, Tunnel 29 is a success story about freedom: the valiant citizens risking everything to win it back, and the larger world rooting for them to triumph.
Author: Roma Agrawal
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2022-08-16
Total Pages: 81
ISBN-13: 1547611898
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis striking book explains the feats of engineering behind the world's most impressive architectural marvels. From skyscrapers that reach astonishing heights to bridges that span deep and wide rivers, the world is filled with awe-inspiring structures. But how do they work? Meet the extraordinary people who challenged our beliefs about what's possible, pioneering remarkable inventions that helped build the Brooklyn Bridge in the US, the Pantheon in Italy, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Shard in England and the Sapporo Dome in Japan. Discover the ingenious methods engineers have come up with to enable us to build underground, underwater, on ice, and even in space. With text written by award-winning structural engineer Roma Agrawal and detailed full-color illustrations by Katie Hickey, this book provides unique and illuminating perspectives of the world's most incredible constructions. How Was That Built? is a perfect gift for curious kids who want to learn more about construction, architecture, science, technology, and the way things work. This children's picture book also serves as a fascinating companion to the author's adult nonfiction book Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures, winner of the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books.
Author: Bertram Henry Majendie Hewett
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Published: 1922
Total Pages: 498
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Marcia Amidon Lusted
Publisher: Mitchell Lane
Published: 2019-07-04
Total Pages: 70
ISBN-13: 1545745633
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInfrastructure is something that we use every day, like roads, bridges, and tunnels, but probably never think too much about. However, in the United States, many parts of the countrys infrastructure are old, falling apart, and desperately need repair and upgrading. Tunnels especially are vital to transportation, and extremely dangerous when they collapse. This book explores eight tunnels of different types that are lifelines for transportation in the US, but are now at risk. Whether its Bostons Big Dig, the twin railroad tunnels under the Hudson River, Californias Hetch Hetchey water system, or a rail tunnel in Baltimore thats more than 100 years old, these tunnels are very important to the entire country. Without emergency repairs and expansion, these tunnels could fail, with catastrophic results.
Author: Gordon L. Rottman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2012-09-20
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13: 1782004653
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDuring the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong (VC) main forces and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) were forced to hide weapons and supplies underground and to dig protective shelters to counter massive US firepower. Their field works defended villages, hidden base camps, and fortified complexes, and took the form of trench systems, individual fighting positions, crew-served weapon positions, bunkers, caches, and extensive tunnel complexes. Camouflage and deceptive measures, and the employment of obstacles and booby traps, went hand-in-hand with such works. This title takes a detailed look at the VC/NVA tunnel systems, field fortifications, base camps. and camouflage and concealment measures employed during the Vietnam conflict.
