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Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

Kajima Corporation

Yoshiki Mihara

Shinichi Takahashi

Kuniaki Sato

Yoshio Takita

Shigeru Ban

Masao Saito

Hideshige Matsuo

Yoshihiro Nakamura

Michio Itoh

Isamu Yamamoto

Akia Tomita

A space tension chord arch member dome reinforced with tension members and method of construction. Maximum building space is ensured by using tension chord members, which reduces the material costs and simplifies assembly of the dome. The system permits use of laminated wood for the arch members of the dome superstructure.

Space tension chord arch dome reinforced with tension members and method

A connector/beam joining method for joining a beam and a connector having a base plate and a projection, both formed into a T-shape in cross-section, in which the edge of a welding groove provided on the end of the projection of the connector is matched with the edge of the inside surface of a flange constituting the beam for positioning, and a backing strip formed into a prescribed length is fixedly fitted by welding so as to come in close contact with the end surface of the projection and the inside surface of the flange.

Connector beam joining method

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Tokyo, Japan

Yoshiki Mihara