Posttensioned and shaped hexagonal grid dome: test and analysis

Authors

L. C. Schmidt, University of WollongongFollow
H Li, University of WollongongFollow
M. Chua, University of Wollongong

Publication Details

This article was originally published as Schmidt, LC, Li, H and Chua, M, Posttensioned and shaped hexagonal grid dome: test and analysis, Journal of Structural Engineering, 124(6), June 1998. Copyright 1998 American Society of Civil Engineers. Journal homepage here.

Abstract

This paper presents the results of an ultimate load test and analysis of a posttensioned and shaped hexagonal grid dome. The hexagonal grid dome is one type of the recently proposed posttensioned and shaped single chorded space trusses which are constructed by means of posttensioning.