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Understanding RCC Shell Structures

Shell structures, also known as plate structures, are lightweight constructions made from curved shell elements, commonly used in applications like aircraft fuselages and large building roofs. They can be classified into single curvature and double curvature shells, with differences in rigidity and construction complexity. Additionally, surfaces can be categorized as developable or non-developable based on their ability to be flattened without distortion, impacting construction methods and material costs.

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Understanding RCC Shell Structures

Shell structures, also known as plate structures, are lightweight constructions made from curved shell elements, commonly used in applications like aircraft fuselages and large building roofs. They can be classified into single curvature and double curvature shells, with differences in rigidity and construction complexity. Additionally, surfaces can be categorized as developable or non-developable based on their ability to be flattened without distortion, impacting construction methods and material costs.

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RCC SHELL STRUCTURES

SHELL STRUCTURES ARE ALSO CALLED PLATE STRUCTURES. THEY ARE LIGHTWEIGHT
CONSTRUCTIONS USING SHELL ELEMENTS. THESE ELEMENTS, TYPICALLY CURVED, ARE
ASSEMBLED TO MAKE LARGE STRUCTURES. TYPICAL APPLICATIONS INCLUDE AIRCRAFT
FUSELAGES, BOAT HULLS, AND THE ROOFS OF LARGE BUILDINGS.

A THIN SHELL IS DEFINED AS A SHELL WITH A THICKNESS WHICH IS SMALL COMPARED TO ITS
OTHER DIMENSIONS AND IN WHICH DEFORMATIONS ARE NOT LARGE COMPARED TO
THICKNESS. A PRIMARY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SHELL STRUCTURE AND A PLATE STRUCTURE IS
THAT, IN THE UNSTRESSED STATE, THE SHELL STRUCTURE HAS CURVATURE AS OPPOSED TO THE
PLATES STRUCTURE WHICH IS FLAT.

SINGLE CURVATURE SHELL: ARE CURVED ON ONE LINEAR AXIS AND ARE A PART OF A CYLINDER
OR CONE IN THE FORM OF BARREL VAULTS AND CONOID SHELLS.

DOUBLE CURVATURE SHELL: ARE EITHER PART OF A SPHERE, OR A HYPERBOLOID OF


REVOLUTION. THE TERMS SINGLE CURVATURE AND DOUBLE CURVATURE DO NOT PROVIDE A
PRECISE GEMOETRIC DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE FORM OF SHELL BECAUSE A BARREL VAULT IS
SINGLE CURVATURE BUT SO IS A DOME.

THE TERMS SINGLE AND DOUBLE CURVATURE ARE USED TO DISTINGUISH THE COMPARITIVE
RIGIDITY OF THE TWO FORMS AND COMPLEXITY OF CENTRING NECESSARY TO CONSTRUCT THE
SHELL FORM

BARREL VAULT DOME CONOID

SURFACES OF REVOLUTION ARE GENERATED BY THE REVOLUTION


OF A PLANE CURVE, CALLED THE MERIDIONAL CURVE, ABOUT AN
AXIS, CALLED THE AXIS OF REVOLUTION.
IN THE SPECIAL CASE OF CYLINDRICAL AND CONICAL SURFACES,
THE MERIDIONAL CURVE CONSISTS OF A LINE SEGMENT.
EXAMPLE- CYLINDERS, CONES, SPHERICAL OR ELLIPTICAL DOMES,
HYPERBOLOIDS OF REVOLUTION, TOROIDS

DEVELOPABLE SURFACES (TANGENTIAL DEVELOPABLES, IN SPECIAL +VE GAUSSIAN


CASES CYLINDERS AND CONES) ARE RULED SURFACES WITH
VANISHING GAUSSIAN CURVATURE AND CAN THEREFORE BE
UNFOLDED TO THE PLANE WITHOUT DISTORTIONS. A CYLINDER, A
CONE AND A PLANE HAVE THE PROPERTY OF DEVELOPABLE
SURFACE.
0 GAUSSIAN

A NON-DEVELOPABLE SURFACE IS ONE, WHICH CANNOT BE


FLATTENED, WITHOUT SHRINKING, BREAKING OR CREASING.
A GLOBE OR SPHERICAL SURFACE HAS THE PROPERTY OF
NON-DEVELOPABLE SURFACE.
SURFACE WITH POSIVITIVE AND NEGATIVE CURVE (GAUSSIAN), I.E
SYNCLASTIC AND ANTICLASTIC SURFACE CANNOT BE DEVELOPED
WHILE THOSE WITH ZERO GAUSSIAN CURVATURE CAN BE -VE GAUSSIAN

DEVELOPED.

* NATURALLY STRONG STRUCTURES


* WIDE SPANS AND UNOBSTRUCTED
INTERIOR * NOT POSSIBLE TO CONSTRUCT FLOORS
* CONCRETE AS A MATERIAL REDUCES ABOVE
MATERIAL AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS * HIGHER LABOR COSTS
* CAN BE EASILY CAST INTO COMPOUND * ACCURATE AND PRECISE FRAMEWORK
CURVES REQUIRED
* HIGHER STRENGTH W.R.T. THEIR * NEED OF SKILLED LABOR AND GOOD
SELF-WEIGHT SUPERVISION
* STRUCTURALLY CONTINUOUS, LOAD
TRANSFER IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS.
STAFF SIGN : SHEET NO. : 2 SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
DATE : 13.10.24 NAME : SUNIDHI S KANEKAL
SHELL STRUCTURES REMARKS : SEM : VII
USN. : 01FA21BAT024

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