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Blimp hangars built by contrasting methods
Duplicate blimp hangars for Navy, framed with large number of 328-ft span steel arch trusses, were erected by two different procedures; in one, single large tower served as both falsework and derrick support, while in other derrick towers and falsework towers were separate; sequence of door and hangar arch erection was also different on two jobs.
Blimp hangars built by contrasting methods
Duplicate blimp hangars for Navy, framed with large number of 328-ft span steel arch trusses, were erected by two different procedures; in one, single large tower served as both falsework and derrick support, while in other derrick towers and falsework towers were separate; sequence of door and hangar arch erection was also different on two jobs.
Blimp hangars built by contrasting methods
Eng News-Rec
Engineering News-Record ; 129
1942
6 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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