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Design of dome shell roof for Smithfield poultry market
Roof in shape is part of elliptical paraboloid; horizontal projection is rectangle 225 ft × 127 ft 9 in. and rise is 30 ft from corners to center; it is supported on columns along all four sides; shell is of reinforced concrete with prestressed edges; thickness is generally 3 in. increased to 6 3/4 in. at edges; conditions leading to concept of shell are dealt with and preliminary design, based generally on membrane theory is described.
Design of dome shell roof for Smithfield poultry market
Roof in shape is part of elliptical paraboloid; horizontal projection is rectangle 225 ft × 127 ft 9 in. and rise is 30 ft from corners to center; it is supported on columns along all four sides; shell is of reinforced concrete with prestressed edges; thickness is generally 3 in. increased to 6 3/4 in. at edges; conditions leading to concept of shell are dealt with and preliminary design, based generally on membrane theory is described.
Design of dome shell roof for Smithfield poultry market
Instn Civ Engrs -- Proc
Ahm, P. (author) / Perry, E.J. (author)
1965
30 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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