If you build a very tall, solid steel dome, the heavy weight of the structure will push the walls outward, creating a force called tension. This may cause the dome to crack and collapse!
The ribs support the thin, outer shell, but the smaller dome inside can support itself. You won't need as much steel with this double-dome design, so you'll save money. And the governor will be ...
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1,000-ton nuclear containment dome installed at China’s 40 million MWh Haiyang plantThe steel dome for the nuclear island of Unit 3 of Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant in China’s eastern Shandong Province has been ...
The outer steel dome of the nuclear island containment building of unit 3 at the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China's ...
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