tunnels

"Describes some of the longest and most famous tunnels ever built. Includes information on the tunnel designers, the challenges they faced, and statistics of the finished tunnels"--Provided by publisher.

Find out how the world's largest construction projects are designed and built.

Matthew and his friends fall into a tunnel under an abandoned slaughterhouse where eerie sounds come closer and closer.

Contains more than three hundred alphabetized entries on important bridges and tunnels worldwide, designers and engineers, bridge types, and engineering principles, techniques, and innovations.

Provides a look at construction as a career, examines the advantages and dangers of the work, discusses how to prepare for a construction job, and includes safety advice.

Old Man sends Dark Man into the tunnels to find and extinguish a magic flame, the Fire of Doom, an evil gateway for demons.

Uses question and answer format with pictures to explain elements and principles of structural engineering, the field that includes the design and construction of bridges, tunnels, and buildings. Shows how readers can build their own structures to scale.

Discusses how tunnels are built, from planning and excavation to construction to site design.

Describes the techniques and obstacles involved in digging and building tunnels, from early quanaats to the thirty-mile Seikan Tunnel in Japan.