taller external dome. To counteract “hoop stress,” the outward, bulging pressure created by a large structure’s weight that could cause it to crack or collapse, he would bind the walls with ...

When a dome is too heavy, the sides push outward, and cracks appear throughout the bottom portion of the structure. Engineers often wrap iron rings, called tension rings, around domes. Like hoops ...

Eight teams squared off in four games in the Class 3A boys high school state tournament bracket in the opening round on Wednesday at the Tacoma Dome. Here are the results and five players who ...

Adding steel rings will help support the dome -- but it will cost a fortune! Tension rings made of steel act like hoops on a barrel and prevent the arches in a dome from thrusting outward.

Eight teams squared off in four games in the Class 4A girls high school state tournament bracket in the opening round on Wednesday at the Tacoma Dome. Here are the results and five players who ...

Lincoln’s Justus Holt (22) attempts an off-balance shot over a pair of Federal Way defenders during the second half of a Class 3A state basketball tournament first-round game at the Tacoma Dome ...

Edmonds-Woodway guard Cameron Hiatt (5) puts in a layup during the first half of a Class 3A state basketball tournament quarterfinal game against Lincoln at the Tacoma Dome on Thursday ...

Follow our full boys coverage and girls coverage from the Tacoma Dome from Thursday ... “I think we just had to get used to the hoops. It’s definitely a new court and a new environment.

Eight teams squared off in four games in the Class 3A girls high school state tournament bracket in the quarterfinal round on Thursday at the Tacoma Dome. Here are the results and five players who ...