GEODESIC

DOMES

SUBMITTED BY::SUSHANT, 11614

RASHPAL, 11615
AYUSHI, 11616

INTRODUCTION
A geodesic dome is a sphere-like structure
composed of a complex network of polygons.
The triangle is a very stable shape; for example,
a force applied to the corner of a rectangle can
deform it into a parallelogram, but the same
force will not deform a triangle.

ADVANTAGES
Geodesic dome buildings highly resistant to forces
as snow coverings, earthquakes, wind, and even
tornadoes.
The surface area of a geodesic dome is only 38% of
the surface area of a box-shaped building enclosing
the same floor space.
There is less surface exposed to outdoor
temperature fluctuations, making the building
cheaper to heat and cool than a rectilinear structure
A geometric dome supports itself without needing
internal columns or interior load-bearing walls.

RAW MATERIALS
Movable structures may be built of polyvinyl
chloride (PVC) pipe or galvanized steel conduit
frames covered with plastic sheeting or
parachute canopies.
Large, permanent structures like arenas and
factories have been built from materials like
aluminum and steel frame struts covered with
aluminum, copper, structural gypsum, acrylic,
or Plexiglas panels.

COMPONENTS

STRUT
S

HUB

HUBS

CLIMATRON, USA

CLIMATRON, USA
LOCATION: ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA
ARCHITECT: T.C. HOWERD
HEIGHT: 70 FEET
DIAMETER: 175 FEET
MATERIALS: ALUMINUM ,PLASTIC (ORIGINAL DESIGN),
ALUMINUM, GLASS ( RENOVATION)
ALUMINUUM STRUTS OF 6INCHES DIA.

By the mid-1980s, plastic panes were discolored and

leaking.
The Climatron was closed for a $6 million renovation
in which all of the plastic panes were replaced with
glass.
Glass is more expensive than plastic, but it requires
less maintenance over time. But because glass
weighs an extra four pounds per square foot than
plastic
2 feet inside the outer structure another dome was

CLIMATRON, USA

OSAKA MARITIME
MUSEUM, JAPAN

OSAKA MARITIME
MUSEUM, JAPAN

OSAKA MARITIME MUSEUM,

JAPAN

LOCATION: OSAKA, JAPAN

ARCHITECT- PAUL ANDREU
DIAMETER: 70 M
HEIGHT: 35 M
MATERIAL: LAMINATED GLASS
PRE CAST CONCRETE PILES WITH STEEL
CASINGS

Built in 2000 on reclaimed land in the Osaka Bay.

Seeming to float in the bay, accessed by a
submerged tunnel.
Covered by laminated glass.
Spider connections are used to hold the glass.
Steel struts were used to create dome.

OSAKA MARITIME MUSEUM,

JAPAN

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