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Kuwait Airport A 380 Aircraft Hangar

General Information

Beginning of works: 2007
Completion: 2010
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Space truss
Function / usage: Aircraft hangar

Location

Location: ,
Part of:

Technical Information

Dimensions

main span 96 m
width 86.50 m
length 177.00 m
span lengths 96.00 m - 81.00 m
number of spans 2

Design Loads

live load 60.0 kg/m²
wind load 168.0 kg/m² (V=80 m/h)
seismic load UBC’97 (Zone=I, Importance Factor=1.5, R=4.5)
differential temperature Δt = ± 35°C
dead load 62.7 kg/m² + 25.0 kg/m² + 18.0 kg/m²

Materials

truss steel

Relevant Web Sites

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Relevant Publications

  • Kaya, Tuncay / Ozyar, Hur / Akman, Musa (2011): A380 Aircraft Hangar and The New Amiry Terminal in Kuwait. Presented at: 35th Annual Symposium of IABSE / 52nd Annual Symposium of IASS / 6th International Conference on Space Structures: Taller, Longer, Lighter - Meeting growing demand with limited resources, London, United Kingdom, September 2011.
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  • Structure-ID
    20062458
  • Published on:
    11/11/2011
  • Last updated on:
    29/04/2021
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