Safe Buildings

Safe Buildings book cover — TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Engineered for Safety 4 CHAPTER 2 Weather and Disasters 8 CHAPTER 3 Staying Safe 18 ACTIVITIES TOOLS Try This 22 Glossary 23 Index 24 To Learn More 24

Safe Buildings — page 1 — CHAPTER 1 ENGINEERED FOR SAFETY This is the tallest skyscraper in the world It is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai It is 2,717 feet 828 meters tall Engineers designed it Burj Khalifa

Safe Buildings — page 2 — They made this building safe from wind Wind pushes tall buildings They move slightly from side to side This is called sway Earthquakes can cause sway too

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