BIETR CS: Vaults

Roof structure configurations that form modular trough-spaces include vaults (A)and folded-plates (B) suitable for unglazed and glazed, fixed and tracking solar collectors, e.g., big interior CPCs, one-axis parabolic troughs, and Fresnel linear reflectors.

 

References:

Wilby, C.B., Concrete Folded Plate Roofs, Arnold-Wiley Pub, 1998

Minneapolis-St.Paul International Airport in the article: Airport Architecture, Progressive Architecture magazine, April 1963.

 

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