Date of Award
1931
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department
Engineering
First Advisor
Not Mentioned
Abstract
With the increasing cost of land in the modern city it has been necessary to expand upward rather than on the surface. The result has been to concentrate commercial and industrial enterprises in small areas whose influence is felt over the entire world. Notable examples are New York and Chicago. In these developments the engineer has played no small part. It is claimed by some that the maximum economic height has been reached at a thousand feet. However, both the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings have slightly passed this mark. It is not improbable that even taller buildings then these will be built in the near future despite the prophesies to the contrary
Pages
88
Recommended Citation
Reynolds, Henry A.. (1931). Wind and Earthquake Stresses in Tall Buildings. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/4057
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