lamella roof
lamella roof, Vaulted roof consisting of a crisscrossing pattern of parallel arches skewed with respect to the sides of the covered space, composed of relatively short members (lamellae) hinged together to form an interlocking network in a diamond pattern. It was used for the first two great covered sports stadiums built in the U.S. since the 1960s: the Houston Astrodome (1962β64), with a span of 642 ft (196 m), and the New Orleans Superdome (1973), 678 ft (207 m) in diameter.
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Article Title:
lamella roof
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
15 May 2009
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November 13, 2026