DESIGN AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF
SHELLS AND DOMES
LECTURE BY
N S RAJENDRAN
Director, AEDBM Consultants Private Limited
SHELLS
• A shell is a three-dimensional solid structural element whose thickness is very
small compared to its other dimensions. It is characterized in structural terms by
in-plane stress which is both coplanar and normal to the surface.
Why shell structures posses
smaller thickness….!
SHELLS
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SHELLS
STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR
The weight of domes produces downward and outward thrusts.
1) Downward thrust must be transferred to the foundations, while
2) Outward thrust must be resisted to prevent the dome from collapsing.
This resistance can be provided by the mass of the supporting walls, by buttresses, or by a
tension element such as Tie beam.
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ARCHITECTURAL 3-D VIEW
CLIENT: HINDUSTAN COCA COLA BEVERAGES.
LOCATION: TIMMAPUR, TELANGANA.
PROJECT: DINING BLOCK.
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ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING
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ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING
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DEFORMATION WITHOUT PLINTH BEAM
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02
03
DEFLECTION:
01 – 22.3 mm (V)
02 – 42.5 mm (V)
03 – 10 mm (H)
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DEFORMATION WITH PLINTH BEAM
01
02
03
DEFLECTION:
01 – 2.7 mm (V)
02 – 6.3 mm (V)
03 – 0.3 mm (H)
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• TYPE OF FORCE DEVELOPED IN PLINTH/TIE
BEAM ?
COMPRESION TENSION
FORCE ? FORCE ?
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TENSILE FORCE WILL BE DEVELOPED IN
PLINTH/TIE BEAM
AXIAL FORCE:
1363.6 kN
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FORCES DEVELOPED AT BASE WITHOUT
PLINTH/TIE BEAM
Pu = 2448 kN.
Mu = 346 kN-m.
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FORCES DEVELOPED AT BASE WITH
PLINTH/TIE BEAM
Pu = 1620.5 kN.
Mu = 160 kN-m.
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FOOTING LAYOUT
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SHELL RENFORCEMENT DRAWING
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SHELL RENFORCEMENT DRAWING
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TIE BEAM DRAWING
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FOUNDATION DRAWING
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THANK YOU
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