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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1608: Members in Tension

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on December 7, 2018 · Episode: 1608 The brief race to build very tall buildings: 1885 to 1931.  Today, we design for tension.

Tags Chicago Fire Chrysler Building elevators Empire State Building Home Insurance Building Lang load bearing walls Louis Sullivan Metropolis skyscrapers steel frame construction

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1605: The Rush to Height

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on November 30, 2018 · Episode: 1605 The brief race to build very tall buildings: 1885 to 1931.  Today, the brief day of the first skyscrapers.

Tags Chicago Fire Chrysler Building elevators Empire State Building Home Insurance Building Lang load bearing walls Louis Sullivan Metropolis skyscrapers steel frame construction

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