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LAMELLA
DOMES
INTRODUCTION:
arches
hinged
midpoints
DIAMOND PATTERN
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LAMELLA DOMES ARE CHARACTERIZED BY
VARIATIONS IN LAMELLA FRAMES.
only a few of the ribs
running from the rim to the
crown of the dome as
meridional spherical sector
dividers
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EXAMPLE :
Many lamella domes have been built in France. Germany, Italy and
Russia.
In the United States many domes of this type have been built by the
Roof Structures Inc. of St. Louis, Missouri.
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TYPES Main types of lamella domes
Two types:-
Curvilinear
lamella domes
Parallel lamella
domes
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CURVILINEAR LAMELLA DOMES:
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EXAMPLES OF CURVILINEAR LAMELLA DOMES:
It is built out of Triode tic components (minimum tube size 10 cm,
maximum tube size l2 cm. All the tubes have a thickness of 0.375 cm).
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All the structural components of
this dome were fabricated in
Ottawa and shipped to Vancouver
site.
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PARALLEL LAMELLA DOMES:
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EXAMPLES OF PARALLEL LAMELLA DOMES:
1. KIEWIT DOME
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During construction of the slabs and ring wall, crews placed
10,000 tons of concrete and 250 tons of reinforcing steel.
KIEWIT DOME
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2. HARRIS COUNTRY SPORTS STADIUM IN HOUSTON
SECTION
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OTHER ASPECTS OF LAMELLA DOMES
L
I Prefabricated A
lamella domes can be M
constructed using E
wooden members. L
L
Many domes of this
type have been built in A
India, Africa and other
countries. The details D
of these timber domes O
have been developed at M
the Forest Research E
Institute. Dehra Dun.
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THANK YOU…
Submitted by,
Rashmi Bhatt
060129
8th sem