Hangars built of concrete reinforced in various ways, 1908-21: Toward a majestic nave without ribbing
| Author(s): |
Beatrice Lampariello
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| Medium: | conference paper |
| Language(s): | English |
| Conference: | 6th International Congress on Construction History (6ICCH 2018), July 9-13, 2018, Brussels, Belgium |
| Published in: | Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories [2 vols.] |
| Page(s): | 183-190 |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Abstract: | At the beginning of the twentieth century and in the field of industrial construction a new scale of space emerged that stemmed from the advent of a new type of building: the hangar, intended to house airplanes, seaplanes and airships. With the need to cover ever larger spans without intermediate supports, engineers, entrepreneurs and even some architects set to work on the development of complex structural solutions. This paper outlines the evolution of hangars roofed with slender vaults built of concrete reinforced in various ways up until 1921. In an attempt to achieve the rapidity and economy of construction, the structural solutions focused on different ways of stiffening the vaults and would lead to the design of shells devoid of any reference to traditional forms that were destined to become the starting point for the generation of other exceptional types of roofing for public buildings and monuments. |
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