Modeling and stability investigation of a Glulam dome

In order to predict the ultimate load capacity and failure modes of a glued-laminated timer dome, two dome models are analyzed by two finite element methods. I-DEAS is utilized to generate shell elements and to compute nodal forces for the dome model. Wind load requirements are studied, and the effe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wu, Chen-Hung
Other Authors: Civil Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/46267
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12172008-063010/