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  2. Construction of Assembly Hall (Champaign) - Wikipedia

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    Each segment of the roof is 52 feet wide at the rim, and 6.5 feet wide at the center. The central ring beam, or very center of the dome, is a heavily reinforced 4 feet thick concrete slab that contains 170 cubic yards of lightweight concrete. The entire roof used 2,880 cubic yards of light weight concrete that weighed only 105 pounds per cubic ...

  3. Construction of the Cheyenne Mountain Complex - Wikipedia

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    Excavation was nearly complete in August 1962, but a geological fault in the ceiling of one of the intersections needed to be reinforced with a $2.7 million massive concrete dome. [1]: 19 President John F. Kennedy visited NORAD at the Chidlaw Building on June 5, 1963, to obtain a briefing on the status of the Cheyenne Mountain Complex.

  4. The genius Roman creations that still amaze us today - AOL

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    At 43 meters (140 feet) in diameter, this historic half-sphere is still the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world, nearly 2,000 years after it was made. Fun fact: ...

  5. Binishell - Wikipedia

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    The technology was derived from air structure, which is erected just as a balloon is erected. Bini further drew insights from the pneumatic air-supported tennis dome. In 1965, the first Binishell was built. It had a 12-meter diameter, 6-meter height, and was lifted using Bini's patented pneumatic formwork. [3]

  6. List of largest domes - Wikipedia

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    The Pantheon in Rome, built in the 2nd century, was the largest dome in the world for over a millennium, and is still the largest unreinforced solid concrete dome. The dome of Florence Cathedral was the largest in the world from its construction in 1436 to 1871, and is the largest brick and mortar dome.

  7. History of modern period domes - Wikipedia

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    The balloon was laid out uninflated over the floor slab and secured at the ring beam, reinforcement bars spaced with springs were laid on top, the concrete was applied, an outer membrane of PVC was laid over the concrete, then the balloon was inflated and lifted the material into the dome shape. After inflation, the concrete was vibrated using ...

  8. Concrete shell - Wikipedia

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    The most common monolithic form is the dome, but ellipsoids and cylinders (resembling concrete Quonset huts / Nissen huts) are also possible using similar construction methods. Royan Central Market. Thin concrete shell buildings became popular in Post Second World War France because of the cost effectiveness of using minimal quantities of concrete.

  9. Norfolk Scope - Wikipedia

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    The roof is a ribbed concrete dome, independent of seating bowl formed of sloped concrete beams supporting precast treads and risers which form the seating bowl. The perimeter of the dome roof is supported by a combination of vertical columns and inclined buttresses, which tie into a tension ring below ground. A concentric ring, approximately 7 ...

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