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Timber bowstring trusses supported on buttressed concrete columns
Bowstring timber arch trusses of 160 and 75 ft spans are set on high, buttressed concrete columns to support roof for hangar; top chords of arches are two parallel stacks of small members, bent to roof radius, glued and spiked together; bottom chord is pair of heavy timbers, spliced for tension; ends of hangar are inclosed in sliding door for full 160 ft spans; doors are built in 8 sections; each section sliding into side pockets.
Timber bowstring trusses supported on buttressed concrete columns
Bowstring timber arch trusses of 160 and 75 ft spans are set on high, buttressed concrete columns to support roof for hangar; top chords of arches are two parallel stacks of small members, bent to roof radius, glued and spiked together; bottom chord is pair of heavy timbers, spliced for tension; ends of hangar are inclosed in sliding door for full 160 ft spans; doors are built in 8 sections; each section sliding into side pockets.
Timber bowstring trusses supported on buttressed concrete columns
Eng News-Rec
Engineering News-Record ; 129
1942
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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