The presented paper is a didactic publication demonstrating the combination of two issues. One of them is theoretical considerations regarding the determination of internal forces in a dome, and the second is their practical application in the dimensioning of a reinforced concrete element. This is a rather rare practice in teaching design, as these two issues are usually carried out in two separate subjects and the average student has difficulty connecting them.The first building structures in which the axial distribution of forces was used were erected in antiquity. In Persia, Mesopotamia, and ancient Egypt, arched vaults were mainly erected in this way, while in ancient Rome, barrel vaults and domes were already used at that time. In those days, domes were treated as the “pinnacle of the art of times in which architecture, sculpture, painting, and mosaic interacted closely with each other, creating a unique atmosphere, giving expression to triumph or submission. They are a monument to the victory over weight and wind” [1].
Due to the fact that the dome was treated as an exceptional form, its primary application resulted mainly in sacred architecture. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine