Typical Reinforcement Details of Members (Hall of Nations) and Detail of Joints Nos. 79, 65, 52 & 40 (Hall of Nations)

Drawing no. 101.ITF.22.A: Typical Reinforcement Details of Members (Hall of Nations): 5 November 1971 This drawing brings forth another detail responsible for the slenderness of this gigantic concrete space frame: Type T1 and T2 are members in tension with double spiral ties to counter and contain the micro-cracking of the concrete. Type C are members in compression with straight ties.

Drawing no. 101.ITF.31: Detail of Joints Nos. 79, 65, 52 & 40 (Hall of Nations) Drawing of an eleven-member node visualising the complex intersections of the members with three views.

(on the right) Construction photos of the rhombic members and the nodes.

Source: Mehta, Vandini, Rohit Raj Mehndiratta, and Ariel Huber. "Hall of Nations and Halls of Industries, New Delhi, 1972." In The Structure – Works of Mahendra Raj, 152-179. University of Chicago Press, 2016

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