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Austrian university develops 'inflatable' concrete dome method

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A team from the Vienna University of Technology has developed a method that allows concrete domes to form with the use of air and steel cables instead of expensive, timber supporting structures. “[We Body Image: read more.

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Austrian university develops “inflatable” concrete dome method

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“[We have] developed a method that can cut costs to around 50 percent,” says Benjamin Kromoser, an instructor at the university’s Institute of Structural Engineering. Body Image: Blog Author: BD+C Staff.