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Warehouse at Sasolburg, Orange Free State, South Africa, sits on clay soil which heaves when soil absorbs moisture; problem was to design structure that could adjust itself to soil movement without roof tearing apart, or walls cracking; solution was found in making roof panels independent of one another, supported by knuckle joints atop columns; walls are built in 33-ft lengths, set back from columns.
Warehouse at Sasolburg, Orange Free State, South Africa, sits on clay soil which heaves when soil absorbs moisture; problem was to design structure that could adjust itself to soil movement without roof tearing apart, or walls cracking; solution was found in making roof panels independent of one another, supported by knuckle joints atop columns; walls are built in 33-ft lengths, set back from columns.
Structure can move if soil swells
Arch Rec
van Loon, L.H. (author)
Architectural Record ; 132
1962
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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