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Reinforced concrete featured in Bolivian Church
Maria Auxiliadora Church in La Paz, Bolivia rests directly on previously constructed chapel foundation with exception of last panel; widening of Prado Boulevard made it necessary to set church location back 20 ft thus requiring special columns for supporting 135 ft 6 in. steeple; latter consists of four columns resting on two reinforced concrete trusses, with span of 29 ft 6 in.; walls were of hollow burned clay tiles.
Reinforced concrete featured in Bolivian Church
Maria Auxiliadora Church in La Paz, Bolivia rests directly on previously constructed chapel foundation with exception of last panel; widening of Prado Boulevard made it necessary to set church location back 20 ft thus requiring special columns for supporting 135 ft 6 in. steeple; latter consists of four columns resting on two reinforced concrete trusses, with span of 29 ft 6 in.; walls were of hollow burned clay tiles.
Reinforced concrete featured in Bolivian Church
Civ Eng (NY)
Lund, G.E. (author) / Schacherl, R.D. (author)
1953
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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