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  1. Timewatch: The Empire State Story (2011)

    Subject
    Engineering

    First transmitted in 2001, this programme chronicles the construction of the Empire State Building in New York, which was the world’s tallest skyscraper when opened in 1931. The iconic building’s history...

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  2. Building Cd/Dvd (2004)

    Subject
    Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0), £350.00

    A CD/DVD on building techniques designed for Intranet delivery or installation on a local Hard Drive. It includes the following sections: Foundations; Walls; Ground Floors Upper Floors; Roof Structure; Roof...

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  3. Limestone (2000)

    Subject
    Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), £65.00

    This film describes the use of limestone as a building material. It also explores its failure, repair and conservation. Topicscovered include: Geology; Quarrying; Carving and Dressing; Laying; Defects;...

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  4. Flat Roofs (1998)

    Subject
    Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 27 minutes), £65.00

    Traces the development of flat roofs and identifies the principles and practice of modern construction. Extensive site footage follows the construction of several different types of flat roof and simple...

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  5. Structural Engineering in Action (2008)

    Subject
    Engineering

    Short film which demonstrates how earthquakes can make buildings resonate. The film also includes a demonstration of how structural engineers try to prevent earthquake damage to buildings. [3 minutes]

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  6. Building Wonders (6 Parts) (2008)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Engineering

    Some of the greatest design feats engineered by man, from the earliest monuments 5,000 years ago to the magnificence of 1960’s technology and Concord, are explored and explained by archaeologist, Julian...

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  7. Wall Defects (Part 1) (1996 Video)

    Director
    Keith Jacques; Duncan Marshall
    Producer
    Keith Jacques; Duncan Marshall
    Subject
    Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 26 minutes), £65.00

    Examines common defects caused by long-term water saturation and explains how saturation can be avoided. Looks at specific problems of frost attack, efflorescence, staining, sulphate attack and wall tie...

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  8. House 2006 (2006)

    Subject
    Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 33 minutes), £75.00

    An introduction to modern house building. It follows the construction of a small housing estate, built on the grounds of a former hospital, and developed jointly by Bovis Homes and Knightstone Housing...

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  9. Building the New Tacoma Narrows Bridge (2007)

    Subject
    Civil Engineering & Building

    The Puget Sound Region is famed for its floating bridges and infamous for Galloping Gertie’s collapse. Now itboasts the USA’s fifth-longest suspension bridge. What did it take to span a mile-wide,...

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  10. Windows (1997)

    Subject
    Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 26 minutes), £65.00

    Traces the development of windows over the last 500 years. It shows how, and why, styles have changed and explains how both timber and PVC windows are manufactured. Most windows in the UK are still made from...

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