Development of a New Space Truss System

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 205-227

  El Sheikh, Ahmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COSTS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MARKETING; RELIABILITY; STEEL CONSTRUCTION; STEEL STRUCTURES;

AESTHETICS; CHORD CONTINUITY; CHORD ECCENTRICITY; CONTINUOUS CHORD MEMBERS; LARGE SPAN STRUCTURES; SPACE TRUSSES; STRUCTURAL NODES;

TRUSSES;

EID: 0030149071     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0143-974X(96)00004-1     Document Type: Article

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