WHAT IS A FOLDED PLATE STRUCTURE?

A thin-walled building structure of the shell type. Folded plate structures consist of flat components,
or plates, that are interconnected at some dihedral angle. Structures composed of rectangular
plates are said to be prismatic. ... The structures are used as roofs for industrial and public buildings.

WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF A SHELL STRUCTURE?

Thin-shell structures are also called plate and shell structures. ... These elements, typically curved,
are assembled to make large structures. Typical applications include aircraft fuselages, boat hulls,
and the roofs of large buildings.

Types of folded plates : 1- Prismatic : if they consist of rectangular plates.

2- Pyramidal : when non-rectangular plates are used.
3- Prismoidal, triangular or trapezoidal