engineering

SkyPoint

SkyPoint is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand SkyPoint rather than just read about it. In short: SkyPoint is a 414 ft (126 m) high rise in Tampa, Florida. It was constructed from 2005 to 2007 and has 32 floors.

Key takeaways

SkyPoint belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect SkyPoint to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of SkyPoint from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

SkyPoint is a 414 ft (126 m) high rise in Tampa, Florida. It was constructed from 2005 to 2007 and has 32 floors. The Preston Partnership, LLC along with Echelon Engineering, LLC designed the building, which is the 9th tallest building in Tampa. It has 380 Residential units spread across 25 levels sitting atop seven levels of enclosed parking. The ground floor houses 10,800 square feet (1,000 m2) of retail space. Separating the parking levels from the residential is a large amenity deck that houses a 4,000 square feet (370 m2) clubhouse, a 2,500 square feet (230 m2) fitness center, a media room and lounge, as well as a large landscaped terrace and swimming pool. Skypoint is composed of cast-in-place concrete in conjunction with post-tensioned cables. Concrete strengths range from 5,000 pounds per square inch (34,000 kPa) at typical residential floors up to 10,000 pounds per square inch (69,000 kPa) at the ground level columns and shearwalls. Just before its grand opening to residents, William “Wild Bill” Stroup BASE-jumped off the building on March 6, 2007.

See also List of tallest buildings in Tampa Downtown Tampa

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with SkyPoint

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what SkyPoint claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to SkyPoint before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about SkyPoint ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of SkyPoint

In research: SkyPoint appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses SkyPoint in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: SkyPoint is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2007 establishments in Florida, Buildings and structures completed in 2007, Residential skyscrapers in Tampa, Florida, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for SkyPoint outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study SkyPoint in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what SkyPoint means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain SkyPoint out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is SkyPoint in simple terms?

SkyPoint is a 414 ft (126 m) high rise in Tampa, Florida. It was constructed from 2005 to 2007 and has 32 floors.

Why does SkyPoint matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study SkyPoint?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on SkyPoint.