Abstract
This paper focuses on the structural effectiveness of earth sheltered thin shell concrete dome systems. The discussion is limited to 50-foot, 4-inch thick concrete spherical domes under 3 feet of soil cover. Stress levels and stability are evaluated for dome-ring and dome-ring-wall structural systems having 'shallowness indices' (ratio of span to rise) ranging between two (hemispherical) and twenty.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 20-24 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Texas Civil Engineer |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - 1983 |