About the author  ⁄ Todd Robbins, P.E., SECB

Todd Robbins is a Principal at Robbins Engineering Consultants in Little Rock, AR. (trobbins@robbins-engineering.com)

Designing a drive-through canopy may not sound very exciting to most engineers. Finding out it is a drive-through for business jets at a high-altitude airport with hurricane-force wind speeds can quickly change that first impression. The 132-foot clear span arched trusses supporting the 40-foot-high aircraft canopy were the most prominent part of this unique project but far from the only design challenge.

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