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Long-stroke jacks lift heavy ring-and-cable roof 70 ft
Giant elliptical compression ring for New York State's "Tent of Tomorrow" at 1964 World's Fair, was assembled near ground on low steel falsework and jacked into position near tops of tall concrete columns, laced to its center counterpart with 96 bridge cables; jacking operations, carrier beams which support roof, and complex hydraulics control lift described.
Long-stroke jacks lift heavy ring-and-cable roof 70 ft
Giant elliptical compression ring for New York State's "Tent of Tomorrow" at 1964 World's Fair, was assembled near ground on low steel falsework and jacked into position near tops of tall concrete columns, laced to its center counterpart with 96 bridge cables; jacking operations, carrier beams which support roof, and complex hydraulics control lift described.
Long-stroke jacks lift heavy ring-and-cable roof 70 ft
Construction Methods Equipment
Juergens, R.E. (author)
1963
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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