A history of masonry and concrete domes in building construction

Cowan, Henry J.

doi:10.1016/0360-1323(77)90002-6

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“…It is also a good structural strategy, building additional semi-domes (apses), assembled around a big central one acting as buttresses, like in the historical Byzantine constructions (COWAN, 1977).…”

Section: Apses Design (Clustering)mentioning

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Parametrical design tool and the production of technical data for superadobe domes

Beirão¹

2019

GT Projetos

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The interest in earthbag dome construction (also known as earthbag or superadobe) has been increasing as world consciousness develops to achieve the planet’s equilibrium for sustainable living. The main objective of this research is to develop a parametric tool to help architects modeling virtual earthbag domes from ideation to construction phase. This challenge has been addressed by adopting an experimental methodology that explores parametric generative design with the use of a visual programming language (VPL). In this paper we present the development of a tool for the ideation level including features that allow for the calculation of material quantification. Even thought, the tool does not work in a Building Information Modeling environment, the generative model outputs technical information to support construction, namely material quantities. The usability of the tool was validated by a random international sample of experts.

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Section: Apses Design (Clustering)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Parametrical design tool and the production of technical data for superadobe domes

Beirão¹

2019

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“…It is also a good structural strategy, building additional semidomes (apses), assembled around a big central one acting as buttresses, like in the historical Byzantine constructions (Cowan, 1977).…”

Section: Apses (Clustering)mentioning

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“…The apses will work as a buttress, for the larger dome adding stability to the overall design (Cowan, 1977;Khalili, 1986). Together they will counterbalance each other endlessly and permanently.…”

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confidence: 99%

Generative tool to support architectural design decision of earthbag building domes

Beirão¹

2017

Blucher Design Proceedings

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The interest in earthbag dome construction (also known as sandbag, superadobe or superblock construction) is increasing as a world consciousness develops to achieve the planet's equilibrium for sustainable living. The main objective of this research is to develop a parametric tool to help architects modeling virtual earthbag domes from ideation to construction phase. This challenge has been addressed by adopting an experimental methodology that explores parametric generative design with the use of visual programming language (VPL). In this paper we present the development of a tool for the ideation level including features that allow for the calculation of material quantification. The usability of the tool was validated by earthbag constructors and architects.

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“…A small dome was discovered inside the Bent Pyramid, which was built during the Fourth Egyptian Dynasty in about 2900 b.c. (Cowan [9]). However, domes were not widely used until the Roman Empire.…”

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Membrane analysis and optimization of submerged domes with allowance for selfweight and skin cover load

Wang

Chai

2006

Arch Appl Mech

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This paper is concerned with membrane analysis and optimal design of submerged domes. In addition to hydrostatic pressure, domes are also subjected to selfweight and skin cover load, which are invariably present in these types of structures. Using the membrane theory for thin shells and by adopting a fully stressed design, equations governing the meridional curve of submerged domes are derived with allowance for selfweight and skin cover load. A set of nonlinear differential equations, which correspond to a two-point boundary problem, is solved by the shooting-optimization method. Based on a family of fully stressed designs associated with a given water depth and dome height, the optimal dome shape for minimum weight is determined.

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A history of masonry and concrete domes in building construction

Cited by 41 publications

References 4 publications

Parametrical design tool and the production of technical data for superadobe domes

Parametrical design tool and the production of technical data for superadobe domes

Generative tool to support architectural design decision of earthbag building domes

Membrane analysis and optimization of submerged domes with allowance for selfweight and skin cover load

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