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Earth forms domed roof, jacks place it atop columns
Techniques used in forming of 204-ft diam concrete dome, at Brownwood, Tex; artificial hill was built for dome form; jacking operation raised 1100-ton dome 31 ft to tops of 36 12-in. steel pipe columns anchored to 24-in. diam concrete caissons at 17-ft intervals around building perimeter.
Earth forms domed roof, jacks place it atop columns
Techniques used in forming of 204-ft diam concrete dome, at Brownwood, Tex; artificial hill was built for dome form; jacking operation raised 1100-ton dome 31 ft to tops of 36 12-in. steel pipe columns anchored to 24-in. diam concrete caissons at 17-ft intervals around building perimeter.
Earth forms domed roof, jacks place it atop columns
Construction Methods Equipment
Smith, M.L. (author)
1962
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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