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Master Blasters: Working with Explosives in Demolition and Construction

Age 7-13
Grade 2-7

Ruth Owen

Master Blasters: Working with Explosives in Demolition and Construction

Library Binding (Ruby Tuesday Books Oct. 7, 2016)

When an abandoned 20-story building needs to be safely demolished and reduced to 80,000 tons of rubble, who do you call? Master blasters! These are the engineers who use precisely placed explosives to blast new subway tunnels under cities and demolish skyscrapers, towers, and bridges. Readers will discover how explosives engineers use science, math, and technology to plan and execute intricate sequences of explosions in demolition and construction projects. Told in a lively narrative style, this book includes firsthand accounts of the daily work of master blasters, entertaining anecdotes, cool facts, and behind-the-scenes images. Readers will also get the chance to try out fun math and engineering projects.

Series
Get to Work with Science and Technology
ISBN
1910549932 / 9781910549933
Pages
32
Weight
10.9 oz.
Dimensions
8.2 x 0.2 in.

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