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Engineering Connections: Taipei Tower

Engineering Connections (2008)

Documentary | UK

BBC1 | Thursday, 4 August 2011 | 01:40

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SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 3 - Taipei Tower

SYNOPSIS

Richard discovers how the Taipei 101 tower, built next to a seismic fault line in a typhoon hotspot, is able to withstand extreme natural events.

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