Sears Tower (National Geographic - MegaStructures)
Posted on May 4th, 2009
For 20 years, the Sears Tower held the record for the world’s tallest building. Completed in 1973, the 110 stories high building is almost half a kilometer tall. And it still holds the record for having the world’s highest antenna. John Zils, structural engineer and designer of this mega-structure shares some of the secrets about the tower. And get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the various systems and controls that are vital to the building, like security monitoring, the elevators, and the water and power distribution to the various levels, and even the machines that cleans the windows
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Richard Hammonds Engineering Connections 103 - Taipei 101 Tower (National Geographic)
Posted on May 1st, 2009
Richard Hammond travels to Taipei and discovers the secrets of one of the worlds tallest buildings, Taipei 101. This modern marvel of engineering stands at a jaw dropping 1671 feet. Built right next to a seismic fault line and in a typhoon hotspot its height is all the more impressive. Richard discovers just what it is in the Taipei 101s DNA, that allows it be so tall and cope with these extreme natural events. And what all this cutting edge engineering has in common with a bird cage, bamboo, racing yachts, sports cars and seat belts. Richard embarks on a fantastic journey of discovery that will take him from the mines of 18th century England via the early skyscrapers of Chicago to the top of one of the most advanced buildings in the world
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Shanghai Super Tower (National Geographic - MegaStructures)
Posted on February 8th, 2009
What do you get if you take sixty thousand tons of steel, 260,000 cubic meters of concrete, 500 dedicated Chinese workers and the best design brains in the business? The Shanghai World Financial Centre. At 101 floors high it will not only be the tallest building on the Chinese mainland but one that can withstand the toughest challenges Planet Earth can throw at a skyscraper… and even deadlier human threats
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Radimpex Tower 4.3.7
Posted on December 27th, 2008
Tower is a graphical program for universal analysis of influences in planar and space structures. By providing strong tools that are automatized, integrated, all-inclusive and intuitive, this program enables the engineers to increase the speed and quality of designing. Version 4.3 is a completely new program based on experience lasting many years and on the latest knowledge and realization of the expert team, engineers and first-class programmers
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Scout Tower
Posted on October 12th, 2008
Scout Tower | 24 Mb
In the 13th century scout towers like this were commonplace. In it, a military guard could watch for fires, the arrival of a messenger, or the approach of an enemy army. Scout Tower includes six original, high quality textures crafted to add more detail and realism to your scenes.
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