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Movable screen wall
London restaurant, Trocadero, has adopted expedient of erecting movable screen, which enables two rooms of moderate size to be used either separately or together, depending on whether screen is raised or lowered; screen is 66 ft. long by 13 ft. high; it moves at speed of 8 ft. per min. and its weight is 19 tons; it is built up of 7-in. by 4-in. steel joists, braced with angle iron, and of 12-in. by 4-in. channels at top and bottom.
Movable screen wall
London restaurant, Trocadero, has adopted expedient of erecting movable screen, which enables two rooms of moderate size to be used either separately or together, depending on whether screen is raised or lowered; screen is 66 ft. long by 13 ft. high; it moves at speed of 8 ft. per min. and its weight is 19 tons; it is built up of 7-in. by 4-in. steel joists, braced with angle iron, and of 12-in. by 4-in. channels at top and bottom.
Movable screen wall
Engineering
Engineering ; 130
1930
2 pages
5 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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