"Suspension lattice structures... were based on tension, the most advantageous type of stress for metal constructions... designed according to Shukhov’s elaborate investigations of material properties. ...They were called ‘roofs without trusses’... and the clear, extremely simple suspension structure system and the easy-to-perform node conjunction made on-site construction fast and straightforward."
January 1, 1970
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