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What invention made it easier to build tall buildings in cities?
a metal bird cage inspired someone to support tall buildings with steel frames.
What were the Twin Towers made of?
All tall buildings are built on steel frames. Steel is the only material strong and light enough to support the weight of the building. The frame serves the same purpose in a building that your skeleton serves in your body. Imagine what would happen to your body if you had no skeleton; you could not stand erect.
What has the author B A Gray written?
B. A. Gray has written: 'Steel framed multi-storey buildings' -- subject(s): Building, Iron and steel, Estimates, Iron and steel Building, Tall buildings 'Steel framed multi-storey buildings, the economics of construction in the UK' -- subject(s): Building, Iron and steel, Estimates, Iron and steel Building, Tall buildings
What was spartan buildings like?
Ancient Spartan buildings are tall and well built to please the gods.
What was ancient spartan buildings like?
Ancient Spartan buildings are tall and well built to please the gods.
How did Andrew Carnegie business start?
He Found a steel industry in the United StateThen he decided to build tall very tall buildings called skyscrapers from steel
What 2 technological innovation enabled the first skyscrapers to be built?
Two technological innovation which enabled the first skyscrapers to be built were the development of the elevator by inventor Elisha Otis and the design of steel structural supports for tall buildings by architect William Le Baron Jenney.
Do steel garages attract lightning strikes?
Contrary to popular myth... No. lightning is not attracted to metal buildings. It is conducted through metal though. Lightning is attracted to TALL buildings.
Why build tall buildings?
To scrape the sky :) Tall buildings are built to maximize land usage, so instead of having one home or office on expensive land, you can have thousands of homes or offices and charge prices for the expensive land.
What kind of material are industrial buildings made of?
Industrial buildings can be made from all types of materials, some include metal, reinforced steel, wood, concrete and many other products. The materials a building is made from depends on what the building is going to be used for, a very tall commercial building would be made out of steel and concrete so that it can withstand the wind and other pressure from being high in the air. A building that is used for construction work would be mostly made out of concrete so it could withstand heavy machinery.
What does canary wharf look like?
A large collection of tall buildings built next to a waterfront in the centre (ish) of London.
What did steel allow in the cities?
Considerably tall and sturdy buildings, it basically allowed for the Metropolis in this sense, as well as led for the solution to other problems (elevators to height problems,etc.) What you would notice when comparing building heights before and after steel was made widely available, is that they jumped, especially in Manhattan.
