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An Introduction to Shell Structures

The Art and Science of Vaulting

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  • © 1991

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Authors:
  1. Michele Melaragno

    1. The University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Wood and Masonry Domes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Domes: Their Morphological Significance

      • Michele Melaragno
      Pages 3-11

    3. Domes: From Ancient to Islamic

      • Michele Melaragno
      Pages 13-55

    4. Domes from the Romanesque to the Present

      • Michele Melaragno
      Pages 57-88

    5. Dome Technologies

      • Michele Melaragno
      Pages 89-111

  3. Concrete Shells: Fundamentals and Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. Thin Shells

      • Michele Melaragno
      Pages 115-127

    3. Selected Shapes of Shells

      • Michele Melaragno
      Pages 129-142

    4. Significant Examples of Concrete Shells in the Twentieth Century

      • Michele Melaragno
      Pages 143-194

    5. Construction Aspects of Shells

      • Michele Melaragno
      Pages 195-222

    6. Computer Analysis of Shells and Domes

      • Michele Melaragno
      Pages 223-238

  4. Practical Aids for the Preliminary Design of Thin Shells

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
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    2. Empirical Design of Masonry Vaulting

      • Michele Melaragno
      Pages 241-247

    3. Spherical Shells

      • Michele Melaragno
      Pages 249-257

    4. Barrel Shells

      • Michele Melaragno
      Pages 259-270

    5. The Design of Hyperbolic Paraboloids

      • Michele Melaragno
      Pages 271-293

  5. Skeletal Steel Structures and Megadomes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 295-295
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    2. Trussed Domes

      • Michele Melaragno
      Pages 297-325

    3. Computer Analysis of Trussed Domes

      • Michele Melaragno
      Pages 327-339
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Authors and Affiliations

  • The University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA

    Michele Melaragno

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: An Introduction to Shell Structures

  • Book Subtitle: The Art and Science of Vaulting

  • Authors: Michele Melaragno

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0223-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-0225-5Published: 26 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-0223-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 428

  • Topics: Civil Engineering

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