AR6010 Unit 5 (DOME SHELL GRID ROOF)

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AR6010 Advance Structures

A R6 0 1 0 - A DVA N CE ST R UCT UR E
N E H R U S C H O O L O F A R C H I T E C T U R E C O I M B ATO R E
SYLLABUS
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UNIT I -PRESTRESSED CONCRETE

• Losses of Prestress – Design requirements – Design of determinate beams.
UNIT II- FLAT SLABS
• Proportioning of flat slabs – Methods of analysis and design – Design of flat slabs – Shear in flat slab – Code
provisions.
UNIT III -HIGH RISE BUILDINGS

• Introduction – Load action in high rise buildings – Various structural systems – Approximate analysis and Design
of frames for gravity and horizontal loadings.
UNIT IV -TENSILE STRUCTURES
• Concept, Development, Laws of formation, Merits and Demerits of Pneumatic structures – Basic principles,
Various forms, Merits and Demerits of cable structures.
UNIT V -GRIDS, DOMES AND FOLDED PLATES
• Grids – Types of Grids – Domes – Geodesic domes – Shells and various forms – folded plates
5.Grids
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• A grid is made up of vertical and horizontal lines

and is the foundation of nearly every type of visual
media. The structure is there to shape the content
into proportions that are pleasing to the eye. Use
of the grid is nothing new. Artists have used
the grid structure for centuries.
• Structural grid, modular grid; a regular framework

of reference lines to which the dimensions of
major structural components of the plan of
a building are fixed.
Where this system can be used?
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• Can be used as both ceiling and floor slab.

• Used in the areas where less number of columns are provided, i.e. it is
basically used in the areas which has huge spans.
• Used for specialized projects that involve clean rooms, spaces requiring
seclusion from low frequency vibration or those needing low floor
deflections.
• The concrete grid slab is often used for industrial and commercial
buildings while wood and metal waffle slabs are used in many other
construction sites.
Types of grid
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• Rectangular Beam grid.

• Skew Grid.
• 3 ways grid.
• Woven grid.
Features of Grid slab
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• They are used on flat sites.

• No beam excavation is required.
• No controlled or rolled fill is used.
• Cardboard slab panel/void formers are used.
• Slab panels are on 1 meter grids (approximately).
• Trench mesh or individual bars can be used.
• Slab thickness is 85 - 100 mm.

• Internal beams are 110 – 200 mm wide.
• There is minimal concrete volume.
• No beam down drag from clay (above ground slab) occurs.
• Shrinkage of slab is lower than
• stiffened rafts and footing slabs.
• They use 30% less concrete than a stiffened raft.
• They use 20% less steel than a stiffened raft.
Construction Technique
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Benefits
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• Flexible
• Relatively light, therefore less foundation costs
and longer spans are economic
• Speed of construction
• Fairly slim floor depths
• Robustness
• Excellent vibration control
• Good for services integration
• Durable finishes
• Fire resistance
Iconic Landmark using grid slab
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Museum of the Park Fortaleza,

Brazil
Lodytel Communication Development
Centre, Spain
Dome
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• A dome is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper

half of a sphere; there is significant overlap with the term
cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of
a dome.
Geodesic Dome
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• A geodesic dome is a hemispherical thin-shell structure (lattice-shell)

based on a geodesic polyhedron. The triangular elements of
the dome are structurally rigid and distribute the structural stress
throughout the structure, making geodesic domes able to withstand
very heavy loads for their size.
Shells and various forms
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Folded plate
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• Folded plate structures are assemblies of flat plates, or slabs,

inclined in different directions and joined along their longitudinal
edges. In this way the structural system is capable of carrying
loads without the need for additional supporting beams along
mutual edges.
AR6 010 A DVANCE STRUCT URE
Folded plate shells
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Folded plate shells
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Folded plate shells
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THANK YOU 
Ar Gokul sp
Assistant Professor - Nehru School of Architecture, Coimbatore

+91-9094840755 Gokul.nsa@nehrucolleges.com

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AR6010 Advance Structures

UNIT I -PRESTRESSED CONCRETE

UNIT III -HIGH RISE BUILDINGS

• A grid is made up of vertical and horizontal lines

• Structural grid, modular grid; a regular framework

• Can be used as both ceiling and floor slab.

• Rectangular Beam grid.

• They are used on flat sites.

• Slab thickness is 85 - 100 mm.

Museum of the Park Fortaleza,

• A dome is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper

• A geodesic dome is a hemispherical thin-shell structure (lattice-shell)

• Folded plate structures are assemblies of flat plates, or slabs,

Assistant Professor - Nehru School of Architecture, Coimbatore

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