Physics Question on PressuVessels

> From: victoriatangoman [mailto:tango_dancer@...]
> All pressure vessels that I know of are designed for uniform gas
> loads so my question centers on how a pressure vessel will take a
> uniform gas load from the atmosphere and the unequal loads from
> varied building densities throughout the Habitat and the dynamic
> loads of mass shifting throughout the day as people and supplies
> move about.

Think submarine hull. Lots of equipment on the inside and lots of pressure
on the outside, but they don't fall to pieces. Most of the gas-pressure
systems have thin walls to reduce cost and weight. A habitat will likely be
made of something like stressed concrete, which would be designed distribute
the loads to managable levels.

Besides I don't imagine there will be any 100,000ton football stadiums or
skyscrapers insides. ;)

ANTIcarrot.