Raising the roof

Article Abstract:

Sophisticated construction techniques aided in the aesthetic construction of the $58 million Mobile County Government Plaza's atrium roof in Alabama, which has two Warren trusses and nine double-bow trusses spanning 240 and 140 ft respectively. These trusses were carefully built in pairs to be resistant to corrosion and allow joints to expand and contract between the building and the roof-trusses.

Design and construction, Buildings and facilities, Alabama, Trusses, Trusses (Building)

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Composite beams support high-rise above theater

Article Abstract:

The article describes the design and construction of a steel and concrete structure used to restore an 85-year-old Symphony Space Performing Arts Center in New York.

United States, Usage, Brief Article, Remodeling and renovation, Composite construction, Composite building materials, Auditoriums, Steel bars, Steel bar

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