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Building straddles highway over river
Engineering features of $2,000,000 public library under construction in Hartford, Conn; all-welded steel structure with long-span Vierendeel trusses and suspended floors posed erection problem because of unusual site; not only does structure have to span 6-lane depressed highway, but expressway itself rests upon concrete conduits confining river waters; Vierendeel trusses span up to 104 ft, and provide 15-ft clearance over roadway.
Building straddles highway over river
Engineering features of $2,000,000 public library under construction in Hartford, Conn; all-welded steel structure with long-span Vierendeel trusses and suspended floors posed erection problem because of unusual site; not only does structure have to span 6-lane depressed highway, but expressway itself rests upon concrete conduits confining river waters; Vierendeel trusses span up to 104 ft, and provide 15-ft clearance over roadway.
Building straddles highway over river
Eng News -- Rec
Engineering News-Record ; 155
1955
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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