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Vast Roof Systems of Iron and Steel

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Vast Roof Systems of Iron and Steel
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Vast Roof Systems of Iron and Steel
Oclc number
921962071
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Originally produced by The Teaching Company/The Great Courses in 2011
Runtime
32
Summary
The need for roofs spanning large enclosed spaces led to a startling number of new structural systems in the last 200 years. Look closer at long-span structural configurations in places such as the Houston Astrodome, the Berlin Hauptbahnhof, and even the Hartford Civic Center (the collapse of which offers a lesson in the risks of innovation)
Technique
live action
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