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List of thin-shell structures

Thin-shell structures are lightweight constructions using shell elements.

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Thin-shell structures are lightweight constructions using shell elements.

Notable projects

The world's first membrane roof and lattice steel shell in the Shukhov Rotunda, Nizhny Novgorod, All-Russia exhibition, 1895 source ↗
Geodesic shell of Nagoya Dome by Takenaka Corporation, Nagoya, Japan, 1997. source ↗
Shell of Kresge Auditorium by Eero Saarinen, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1953. source ↗

Asia/Pacific

Europe

North America

References

References

  1. Shell Structures: lessons in structural efficiency for sustainable construction, The Structural Engineer, IStructE 2020, https://www.istructe.org/journal/volumes/volume-98-(2020)/issue-4/shell-structures-lessons-in-structural-efficiency/
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