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National Museum of the United States Air Force - Eugene W. Kettering Gallery

DAYTON, Ohio – An overall look at the museum's fourth building construction site. The 224,000 square foot building, which is scheduled to open to the public in 2016, is being privately financed by the Air Force Museum Foundation, a non-profit organization chartered to assist in the development and expansion of the museum's facilities
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DAYTON, Ohio – Iron workers assemble steel archways during the first snowfall of the season. The 224,000 square foot building, which is scheduled to open to the public in 2016, is being privately financed by the Air Force Museum Foundation, a non-profit organization chartered to assist in the development and expansion of the museum's facilities
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Construction begins on the museum's fourth building. Here crews strip topsoil at the west end of the building pad using heavy construction equipment
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Construction crews pour concrete for the south side springings
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General Information

Completion: 2003
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Arch-supported roof structure
Function / usage: Aircraft hangar
Structure: Two-hinged arch

Location

Location: , , , ,
Part of:
Coordinates: 39° 46' 47.71" N    84° 6' 30.41" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

width 91 m
height 27 m
length 237 m
gross floor area 18 600 m²

Cost

cost of construction United States dollar 30 000 000

Materials

foundations reinforced concrete
truss steel
tension ties prestressed concrete

Participants

Structural engineering
Contractor
Steel construction
Prestressing

Relevant Web Sites

Relevant Publications

  • Loper, James / Almoney, Keith / Fredrick, Timothy (2003): Flying High. In: Civil Engineering Magazine, v. 73, n. 12 (December 2003).
  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20011427
  • Published on:
    05/01/2004
  • Last updated on:
    06/10/2015
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