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Engineering of saarinen's arch
Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Mo, with basic shape from inverted catenary curve, has triangular section and height and width of 630 ft; principal transportation is 8-capsule (car) train following curved hatchway to observation platform, and elevators rising to height of 370 ft in each leg of arch; walls are double-skin, filled with concrete to height of 300 ft; outer skin is 1/4 in. stainless steel plate, and inner skin is type A-7 carbon steel; sway of arch at crown is calculated about 18 in, with design wind load of 155 mph.
Engineering of saarinen's arch
Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Mo, with basic shape from inverted catenary curve, has triangular section and height and width of 630 ft; principal transportation is 8-capsule (car) train following curved hatchway to observation platform, and elevators rising to height of 370 ft in each leg of arch; walls are double-skin, filled with concrete to height of 300 ft; outer skin is 1/4 in. stainless steel plate, and inner skin is type A-7 carbon steel; sway of arch at crown is calculated about 18 in, with design wind load of 155 mph.
Engineering of saarinen's arch
Arch Rec
Architectural Record ; 135
1963
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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