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Gior- of 30 metres ( 100 feet ) , using five circular - form arches that gio Vasari
used king - post timber trusses for a 20 - metre are reduced to a spidery web of
slender iron ribs . Each ( 66 - foot ) span in the roof of the Uffizi , or municipal
office ...
Gior- of 30 metres ( 100 feet ) , using five circular - form arches that gio Vasari
used king - post timber trusses for a 20 - metre are reduced to a spidery web of
slender iron ribs . Each ( 66 - foot ) span in the roof of the Uffizi , or municipal
office ...
Page 326
This was employed by Eero Saarinen and stiffened with ribs 201 metres ( 661
feet ) in diameter . ... and the system was further developed by Khan based on the
steel cables that had long been used in susin the 221 - metre ( 725 - foot ) Shell ...
This was employed by Eero Saarinen and stiffened with ribs 201 metres ( 661
feet ) in diameter . ... and the system was further developed by Khan based on the
steel cables that had long been used in susin the 221 - metre ( 725 - foot ) Shell ...
Page 338
A flat roof structure in bending is transformer the distribution of electricity is similar
to that supported from above by steel cables radiating downward of a smaller
building . from masts that rise above roof level ; spans of up to 72 metres ( 236
feet ) ...
A flat roof structure in bending is transformer the distribution of electricity is similar
to that supported from above by steel cables radiating downward of a smaller
building . from masts that rise above roof level ; spans of up to 72 metres ( 236
feet ) ...
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