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Unique Structure is World's Largest Clear-Span Ellipsoid
With a short construction time of only 50 days, the erection of the unique ellipsoidshape TEMCOR Aluminum Dome frame at Shanghai ScienceLand is complete and the US$200 million science and technology museum is scheduled to open this October.
The 67m long by 50m wide x 41m high ellipsoidal frame, covered with glass panels, houses the museum's orientation lobby. "The design of the dome, combined with the inherent strength of the aluminum frame allows for a large clear-span," said Bob Dagenais, TEMCOR's marketing manager of architectural products....