Steel Buildings in Europe

Part 2: Concept Design 2 - 17 2.4 Airbus Industrie hanger, Toulouse, France The Airbus production hall in Toulouse covers 200000 m 2 of floor space and is 45 m high with a span of 117 m. It consists of 8 m deep lattice trusses composed of H sections. Compound column sections provide stability to the roof structure. The building is shown in Figure 2.5 during construction. Sliding doors create a 117 m  32 m opening in the end of the building. Two parallel rolling cranes are installed each of 50 m span and 20 tonnes lifting capacity. Figure 2.5 View of Airbus Industrie hanger during construction 2.5 Industrial hall, Krimpen aan den Ijssel, Netherlands This production hall is 85 m in length, 40 m wide and 24 m high with full height doors at the end of the building, as shown in Figure 2.6. The roof structure consists of an inclined truss. Because of the lack of bracing in the end walls, the structure was designed to be stabilised through the columns assisted by in-plane bracing in the roof and side walls. Figure 2.6 View of doors being lifted into place in Hollandia’s building in Krimpen aan den Ijssel