Maximum height of a building

Subject: Maximum height of a building

Date: Thu Jul 16 18:41:46 1998
Posted by Anthony Peters
Grade level: other
School: Reading University
City: Reading State/Province: Berkshire
Country: United Kingdom
Area of science: Engineering
ID: 900632506.Eg

Message:


What height limitations, if any, are imposed by physical law on the 
construction of man-made structures such as skyscrapers / tv towers? 
And if there are no theoretical limitations would a structure 
hundreds of km in height not be a handy way to enable travel into 
outer space?

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