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Title: Unique Roof Construction at Dulle Airport

Author(s): James B. Lyttle

Publication: Journal Proceedings

Volume: 60

Issue: 7

Appears on pages(s): 835-852

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DOI: 10.14359/7881

Date: 7/1/1963

Abstract:
Construction of the terminal building and tower for the Dulles International Airport serving Washington, D. C., is described. The roof of the terminal building, a special feature of this protect, was constructed of precast lightweight concrete slabs on cables strung between the exterior supports. Two-foot beams were cast in place between bands of precast slabs when slabs and reinforcement were in place.