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by jiggawatts 1686 days ago
That’s an interesting What If? question!

One cost-reduction approach would be that the beams could be mass-produced for efficiencies of scale. The top panels could be simply plastic sheeting.

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You could make it out of UHMWPE, the best current strength to weight material available. It's a plastic with density slightly under 1 kg/L. And it's UV resistant. Joining the parts is the real problem though. You could make it out of continuous thread in single piece with 3d knitting to avoid glue or fasteners. But all kinds of problems would arise. Also repairability would be bad. So probably you would use some sections and glue.