{"product_id":"megastructures-851115","title":"Megastructures","description":"\u003cdiv role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane tab-white active\" id=\"tab-overview\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn in-depth look at the world's mightiest structures.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStunning foldout pages, panels, diagrams, photographs and \"Mega Facts\" boxes make this book a stimulating read for all ages. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMega Structures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e describes how and why these structures were designed and built. It explains the physics behind the designs, which allows buildings, dams or bridges to rise to incredible heights, withstand enormous pressures, and resist collapse from environmental forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is organized into four sections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTowering Giants: skyscrapers, towers, monuments, offshore platforms\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurj Khalifa Skyscraper (gatefold) -- casts shadows on passing clouds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTroll A Gas Platform -- its legs weigh an astonishing 72,300 tons each\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePearl River Tower -- the first \"green\" skyscraper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGigantic Lengths: wide and long, over and under\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTypes of bridges -- beam, arch, cantilever, suspension, cable-stayed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eÖresund Link (gatefold) -- joins Denmark and Sweden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGatthard Base Tunnel -- at 35 miles, the world's longest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMassive Monsters and Darkest Depths: stadiums, islands, dams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLondon's Olympic Stadium (gatefold) -- cut-away diagrams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoover Dam -- changing a river course\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePalm Islands, Dubai -- palm-tree shaped artificial islands longest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDarkest Depths: mines, power stations, ice cores\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChannel Tunnel (gatefold) -- a network of interlinking tunnels and passages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThunder Horse Oil Field -- the deepest oil field ever found\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBingham Canyon Mine -- the world's deepest opencast mine longest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn each chapter, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMega Structures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e also looks at Failures and Accidents, including such frightening events as windows falling out, roofs collapsing, floods and explosions. Future chapters in each section describe the monsters of tomorrow, like the pickle-shaped Gherkin tower, the Lake Vostok tunnel deep under Antarctic ice and the Bering Bridge linking the USA and Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA glossary of words highlighted in the text, a resources section and an index round out this riveting book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Royal Gift Land","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42925325287513,"sku":"9781770851115","price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/0206\/3705\/files\/9781770851115.jpg?v=1766072814","url":"https:\/\/royalgiftland.com\/fr\/products\/megastructures-851115","provider":"Royal Gift Land","version":"1.0","type":"link"}