Title:
Suitable Shell Shapes
Author(s):
J. Schlaich and W. Sobek
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
8
Issue:
1
Appears on pages(s):
41-45
Keywords:
concrete construction; deformation; forming techniques; formwork (construction); inflatable structures; precast concrete; shells (structural forms); structural design; Design
DOI:
Date:
1/1/1986
Abstract:
The use of air-supported forming as a method for controlling forming costs for concrete shells is under study at the Institut fur Massivbau of Stuttgart University in Germany. The possible shapes for shells have gone past conventional geometries and experimental and mathematical methods are being used to design shell shapes. Studies of the technical feasibility of these shapes include the control of formwork deformations and their effects on the setting concrete.