Framework of Goodyear-Zeppelin airship factory and dock at Akron (Ohio) airport; building is semi-ellipsoid formed by series of 13 arch trusses of 325-ft. span, 198 1/2 ft. high; counterweight and locomotive crane combination used in erecting framework of spherical doors; falls from traveler and fixed stiff-leg derricks were utilized. (Editorial comment on p. 872)


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    Title :

    Weighted cables raise 360-ton arches in airship dock


    Additional title:

    Eng. News-Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1929


    Size :

    5 pages


    Remarks:

    10 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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