TWA HANGARS OF THIN SHELL DESIGN

TWA hangars at the Kansas City International Airport match the shape of the giant jets. The design molds hyperbolic paraboloid concrete shells into an efficient shop area. Since the design is rather unconventional and utilizes ultimate strength designs, a sophisticated series of tests were conducted on scale models of the hangars.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Heinz, R A
• Publication Date: 1975-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 55-59
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Hangars; Scale models; Shells (Structural forms); Ultimate load design; Wide body aircraft
• Identifier Terms: Kansas City International Airport
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concrete shells
• Old TRIS Terms: Airside design and operations; Jumbo jets; Ultimate strength design
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Bridges and other structures; Economics; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163536
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 28 1977 12:00AM