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Steel Dome of Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium
The main features of the tubular steel dome of 67m diameter covering the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium at Cuttack, India, are presented. This dome is made up of 8 arch trusses of depth 1.2 m connecting at the crown of the dome. Another 8 tubular battens are provided for reducing the span of the purlins. These battens are connected to the top ring beam. A monitor of 18 m diameter is provided at the top for natural lighting. The dome is covered with aluminium sheets. At the time of completion, this was the largest diameter dome in India.
Steel Dome of Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium
The main features of the tubular steel dome of 67m diameter covering the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium at Cuttack, India, are presented. This dome is made up of 8 arch trusses of depth 1.2 m connecting at the crown of the dome. Another 8 tubular battens are provided for reducing the span of the purlins. These battens are connected to the top ring beam. A monitor of 18 m diameter is provided at the top for natural lighting. The dome is covered with aluminium sheets. At the time of completion, this was the largest diameter dome in India.
Steel Dome of Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium
Subramanian, N. (author) / Ganguly, K.K. (author)
International Journal of Space Structures ; 3 ; 231-236
1988-12-01
6 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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