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russ. Purlins were then placed in position by along-boomed crane equipped with a jib boom toreach over the truss. It required a record time ofoniy thirty minutes to place and secure each truss.The same cranes then lifted some 90,000 feet ofsheathing or decking onto the roof. The roof cover-ing is… … FIELD HOUSE end. The 200-foot side walls of the building and allcement work excepting the center section of therear wall were cast before the trusses were placed.Side walls go up 37 feet to the eaves. The trussesare 24 feet in depth from the bottom to the highestsection of the top chord. Exterior…
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