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Shells: Barrels

Thumbnail Image Image-GoddenE66 Small cylindrical barrel shells. The longitudinal span between supporting columns is 45 ft. This multi-shell roof terminates with a short edge shell which stiffens the boundary against deflection in a direction normal to the shell surface. (Martinez, California)
Thumbnail Image Image-GoddenE67 Oakland International Airport, California. These conoidal surface shells have a span between columns of 50 ft, an overhang of 15 ft, and a width between columns of 15 ft. The overall geometry of these shells can be seen from the aerial view in GoddenE58. (Oakland International Airport)
Thumbnail Image Image-GoddenE68 Aerial view of the barrel and hypar shells at Oakland International Airport, California, and shown in GoddenE56 and GoddenE67, taken from the overhanging restaurant in the control tower. (Oakland International Airport)
Thumbnail Image Image-GoddenE69 St. Cornelius Church building. The roof of this church consists of a series of barrel shells with a short overhang at each end. The rise in these barrels at midspan is for architectural reasons only. (Richmond, California)

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