Free Form Shell Roof

The roof is curved and used to cover large one story buildings.

Free form shell roof.

A shell roof is a common type of roof that is made from thin material. Free edge stresses are resisted by an anchor ring reinforced and prestressed along the perimeter of the shell. Three layers of cloth dipped in a spe cial liquid membrane solution we r e placed over the joint. High resolution version of our famous shell tool in action video.

These roofs are useful when the inside of the building is open and does. Researchers have been worked with wind actions on structures by using computational simulations and comparing the numerical results with the wind tunnel tests for scale models. Free form shell roofs home cross section showing curved and tapered columns and relative shell thickness. For effective design it is necessary to use relevant software applications where spatial reasoning is crucial for ordering the three dimensional space by means of simplified engineering models.

Nestled on a steep slope overlooking the pacific ocean and pittwater at bayview australia this mushroom shaped. The roof structure consists of a free form thin shell dome conforming to a series of spherical surfaces tangential at the junction. As it usually is aesthetically pleasing a shell roof is commonly used in public buildings. However various interdisciplinary problems related to architectural shaping of free forms and static and strength work thin walled shell sheeting roofs must be solved.

For architects and engineers the model offers a low cost fast and relatively easy design solution.