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BUILDING STRUCTURES V
15ENG5.5
SHRAVYA G
1KF15AT017
CASE STUDY
MINNESOTA METRODOME
An air-supported structure supported by positive air pressure, it required 250,000 ft³/min (120 m³/s) of air to keep it inflated.
The air pressure was supplied by twenty 90-horsepower fans.
The roof was made of two layers: the outer layers were Teflon-coated fiberglass and the inner was a proprietary acoustical fabric. By design, the dead air space between the layers insulated the roof;
in winter, warm air was blown into the space between layers to help melt snow that had accumulated on top.
The entire roof weighed roughly 580,000 pounds. It reached 195 feet (59 m), or about 16 stories, at its highest point
To maintain the differential air pressure, spectators usually entered and left the seating and concourse areas through revolving doors, since the use of regular doors without an airlock would have
caused significant loss of air pressure. The double-walled construction allowed warmed air to circulate beneath the top of the dome,
CASE STUDY