Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2006)132:2(253)
Title: Membrane analysis and minimum weight design of submerged spherical domes
Authors: Wang, C.M. 
Vo, K.K.
Chai, Y.H.
Keywords: Domes
Membranes
Minimum weight design
Structural
Underwater structures
Issue Date: Feb-2006
Citation: Wang, C.M., Vo, K.K., Chai, Y.H. (2006-02). Membrane analysis and minimum weight design of submerged spherical domes. Journal of Structural Engineering 132 (2) : 253-259. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2006)132:2(253)
Abstract: This paper is concerned with the membrane analysis and minimum weight design of submerged spherical domes. In addition to the hydrostatic pressure, loads acting on the dome include the self-weight and a skin cover load. By adopting a uniform strength design as governed by the Tresca yield condition, the variation of the shell thickness of spherical domes can be accurately defined by a power series. Based on a family of uniform strength designs associated with a given depth of water and the dome's base radius, we determine the optimal subtended angle 2α (and the optimal dome height) for the minimum weight design of submerged spherical domes. © 2006 ASCE.
Source Title: Journal of Structural Engineering
URI: http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/65794
ISSN: 07339445
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2006)132:2(253)
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