Thin-shell structure
Thin-shell structures can be defined as curved structures capable of transmitting loads in more than two directions to supports. Loads applied to shell surfaces are carried to the ground by the development of compressive, tensile, and shear stresses acting in the in-plane direction of the surface. Thin shell structures are uniquely suited to carrying distributed loads and find wide application as roof structures in building.
Notable Projects
- Queen Elizabeth II Great Court , London
- Millennium Dome, London
- Ingalls Rink, Yale University
- Denver International Airport, Denver
- Georgia Dome, Atlanta
- Dorton Arena, Raleigh
- Le Corbusier, Iannis Xenakis, «Poème électronique» Hypar Philips Pavilion
- Hyperbolic roof Olympic Stadium, Munich, Munich
- Hyperbolic paraboloid roof Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary
- Shukhov Tower, Moscow
- Kobe Port Tower, Kobe
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