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Torre Mayor, Mexico city
Title
Torre Mayor, Mexico city [electronic resource (video)] / Electric Sky (Firm)
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2008], c2007.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (28 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 08, 2008.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
One of the strongest buildings on the planet, Torre Mayor is constructed to withstand seismic movement that would obliterate the average skyscraper. Built in the wake of Mexico City's devastating 1985 earthquake, the tower is both a monument to engineering and a haven of safety in one of the world's most active seismic zones. This program focuses on the brilliant safety solutions behind Torre Mayor's innovative design. Viewers are introduced to its double-triangle diamond pattern, an ultra-solid combination of bracing and dampers, and the building's concrete-encased steel columns-all resulting in a tower that does not sway significantly during a quake.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: Electric Sky (Firm), 2008
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
Vertical City: Ten Skyscraper Case Studies
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
11 & up.
Contents
Strongest Building in the World (2:27)
Mexico City's Earthquake Risks (2:48)
Why Torre Mayor is Earthquake-Proof (2:24)
Skyscraper's "Shock Absorbers" (3:47)
Interior of Earthquake-Proof Skyscraper (3:16)
Who Financed Mexico City's Skyscraper (4:23)
Safety of Skyscraper in Earthquake Zone (1:23)
Exterior of an Earthquake-Proof Skyscraper (5:19)
Videorecording number
39194s Infobase
39200 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Electric Sky (Firm)
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
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