SURFACES OF REVOLUTION : TYPICAL SHELL ROOF FORMS

IF TWO PARANOLAS ARE SIMILAR, THE SURFACE BECOMES A SURFACE OF REVOLITION, CALLED PARABOLOID OF
REVOLUTION. TIED ARCH WITH GLAZING SQUARE DOME SHELLS

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CONCAVE PARABOLA CONCAVE PARABOLA CONCAVE PARABOLA CONVEX PARABOLA

CONOID SHELLS PERIMETER
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CONOID SHELL ROOF SQUARE DOOM SHELL ROOF
1. STRAIGHT-LINE GENERATORS CREATE THE 1. SPHERICAL SQUARE DOME: A SECTION OF A
SURFACE, UNLIKE PURE SPHERE CUT TO FIT
DOME HYPERBOLIC PARABOLOID CURVES IN DOMES OR BARREL VAULTS. A SQUARE PLAN.
2. THE ROOF SURFACE HAS TWISTING, 2. GROIN DOME: INTERSECTION OF TWO BARREL
1. A SHELL STRUCTURE IS A THIN, CURVED SURFACE THAT TRANSMITS LOADS THROUGH TENSION, COMPRESSION,
WARPED GEOMETRY. VAULTS OVER
AND SHEAR, NOT BENDING.
3. EFFICIENT IN SPANNING LARGE SPACES A SQUARE.
2. DERIVED FROM NATURAL FORMS LIKE EGGSHELLS OR SEASHELLS.
WITH MINIMAL THICKNESS AND MATERIAL. 3. PARABOLIC SQUARE SHELL DOME: BASED ON
3. DESIGNED TO ENCLOSE SPACE WITH MINIMAL MATERIAL WHILE MAINTAINING STRENGTH.
4. SUPPORTED ON EDGES OR COLUMNS, PARABOLOID GEOMETRY,
OFTEN CREATING AN ELEGANT OFTEN LIGHTER.
SURFACES OF TRANSLATION WITH RECTANGULAR PLAN : OPEN SPACE UNDERNEATH. 4. HYPAR DOME: A HYPERBOLIC PARABOLOID
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5. SCULPTURAL LOOK, OFTEN USED IN OVER SQUARE FORM
Z Z MODERN AND EXPERIMENTAL WARPED BUT EFFICIENT.
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ARCHITECTURE.
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BARREL VAULT
SPANDREL
GLAZING
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(A) ELLIPTICAL PARABOLOID (B)CYLINDRICAL PARABOLOID (C) HYPERBOLIC PARABOLOID

1. ACTS LIKE A SHELL STRUCTURE WITH 1. APPEARS AS A VAULTED ROOF, LIKE A
[Link] EFFICIENT FOR LARGE-SPAN
MEMBRANE ACTION (COMPRESSION AND PARABOLIC BARREL AND USED FOR
STRUCTURES AND MINIMAL SURFACE
TENSION). LARGE-SPAN STRUCTURES, ESPECIALLY
THICKNESS (OFTEN JUST A FEW W

2. THE ELLIPTICAL SHAPE HELPS FOCUS WHEN:

CENTIMETERS OF CONCRETE).
LOADS TOWARD SPECIFIC SUPPORTS. 2. ONE-WAY CURVATURE → LOADS
2. USED FOR DRAMATIC, MODERN
3. IDEAL FOR LARGE SPANS WITH MINIMAL TRANSFER IN ONE DIRECTION (LIKE A
FORMS: SWOOPING ROOFS, CANOPIES,
MATERIAL THICKNESS. BEAM).
AND PAVILIONS. B
4. DOUBLE CURVATURE → EXCELLENT 3. MORE EFFICIENT THAN FLAT SLABS OR
3. POPULAR IN MID-20TH CENTURY
STRUCTURAL STRENGTH AND LOAD SIMPLE BARREL VAULTS.
MODERNISM DUE TO ITS SCULPTURAL 1. THE VAULT CURVES ALONG A SINGLE AXIS — TYPICAL OF BARREL
DISTRIBUTION. IDEAL FOR MODULAR CONSTRUCTION OR
AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES. VAULTS.
5. OFTEN USED IN SHELL ROOFS, DOMES, REPETITIVE SHELL UNITS.
2. THE STRUCTURE IS REPEATED IN PARALLEL SEGMENTS.
STADIUMS, AND PAVILIONS AND WORKS EXAMPLES OF USE:
3. THE BASE STRUCTURE IS SUPPORTED BY VERTICAL COLUMNS.
ESPECIALLY WELL FOR ELONGATED AIRCRAFT HANGARS,PARABOLIC
4. THE EDGES HAVE A CUSPED/UNDULATING PROFILE, POSSIBLY
SPACES (LIKE ELLIPTICAL HALLS OR BARREL-VAULT ROOFS,BUS TERMINALS
FOR AESTHETIC OR DRAINAGE PURPOSES. BARREL VAULT
ARENAS). TUNNELS AND CANOPIES, ETC. A

ADITI PARAG SONAWANE DATE SIGN STAMP

4TH YEAR OF ARCHITECTURE

SHELL STRUCTURE 2154571032004

SUBJECT:SPATIAL STRUCTURE
R. P. COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, WALUNJ