Buckling Design of Vierendeel Reticular Shells

by Francisco Casta?o, Unistrut Space Frame Systems, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures (ACI 530-88/ASCE 5-88) and Specifications for Masonry Structures (ACI 530.1-88/ASCE 6-88) (ACI 530.1-88/ASCE 6-88)

Abstract:

Double layer reticular shell structures carry very little transverse shear, thus, it may be appropriate to substitute the inter-layer diagonal members with 'space' members perpendicular to the middle surface. In this paper the shear stiffness of double layer grids without diagonals is presented and used to calculate the design buckling load for domes built with this geometry.

Subject Headings: Shell structures | Space frames | Steel structures | Steel frames | Domes (structure) | Buckling | Transverse shear

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