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Arrowhead building aims at beating shock waves
Design and construction methods of 417 ft high, A-shaped Nat Urban Mortgage Bank and Pub Works Bldg in Mexico City; building consists of 2 concrete walls pitched at 20° to each other forming isosceles triangle 153 ft wide by 417 ft high; problems in forming of sloping, double-wythe walls and in building pile-supported foundation caused by unsatisfactory subsoil; building is claimed to be highly resistant to earthquake forces because of its shape and foundation design.
Arrowhead building aims at beating shock waves
Design and construction methods of 417 ft high, A-shaped Nat Urban Mortgage Bank and Pub Works Bldg in Mexico City; building consists of 2 concrete walls pitched at 20° to each other forming isosceles triangle 153 ft wide by 417 ft high; problems in forming of sloping, double-wythe walls and in building pile-supported foundation caused by unsatisfactory subsoil; building is claimed to be highly resistant to earthquake forces because of its shape and foundation design.
Arrowhead building aims at beating shock waves
Eng News-Rec
Engineering News-Record ; 170
1963
Article (Journal)
English
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