Extension of the Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia The Holy Mosque in Mecca is the most important mosque of Islam and also the biggest in the world. An ad- ditional floor has been built in the interior around the main sanctuary of the Kaaba. The project‘s name is “Mataf Extension“. It is a reinforced concrete construc- tion with a floor span of 15 m and dimensions of the main beams are h / w = 2.2 m / 3.6 m with a span of 23 m. Supporting Construction Made of Steel Trusses To allow the use of the surfaces be- low the new floor during construc- tion, wide-span steel construction supporting girders instead of conven- tional scaffolding are used to support the shell structure. The beams were designed as spati- al trusses and were designed for the weight of the fresh concrete of the

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