MIAMI — If you will be visiting the new Miami Science Museum in 2016, you’ll be journeying to the great beyond while safely tucked inside a 250-seat planetarium constructed with the help of Layher materials.
Utilizing Layher HD shoring, Strickland Supplies from Jacksonville, Florida, (working under Gate Precast and general contractor Skanska USA) first assembled a 50-foot tower at what was to be the globe’s center. Over 30 puzzle piece wedges — approximately 50,000 pounds each — were put into place in alternating formation to construct the sphere. The HD shoring frames, made of high-tensile steel, were expanded with Layher Allround standard components to increase the girth of the tower to the appropriate size to access the full range of the sphere.
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