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"Morgans" <jsmorgan@charterJUNK.net> wrote in message
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> "Montblack" > wrote
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> > Well, that's two and a half hours of sleep I won't be getting tonight.
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> > Thanks a lot Jim in NC!!!!
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> <chuckle> So glad I could help! <g>
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> There really is some interesting stuff, in those pages. The real trick is
> finding someone in the area that does that kind of construction. If I was
> younger, and still in commercial construction, I think I'd look into
> building these domes.
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> I was not able to find the exact page that I was looking for. I remember
> seeing a hangar that was a concrete dome, and had two doors, that were the
> same shape as the dome. They would stay in a down position, but rotate
> along the inside wall, thus taking up very little space.
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> These buildings are the most wind resistant of any building shape ever
> tested. They can easily withstand a level 3 hurricane, and possibly more.
> --
> Jim in NC
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I recall it being mentioned a while back. This might be the one:
http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/commercial/hangar_door/index.html
Peter
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