An aircraft hangar and the study of long-span metal structures Architecture Space frame structures Hangars The study of long-span structures developed from a design problem for an aircraft hangar. The problem of the aircraft hangar was concerned with the development of a reasonable structurtal type into an architectural solution. Several types were considered; the truss, the arch, a rigid frame system in prestressed concrete. These were discarded in favor of a rigid frame system of steel that seemed to give the best visual solution. Sharpe, David C. (David Carold) Goldsmith, Myron, 1918-1996 1962-06 Dissertation application/pdf islandora:1011548 http://hdl.handle.net/10560/islandora:1011548 ARCH / Architecture Illinois Institute of Technology en In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/