The original shell structures, inspired by forms found in nature such ... engineer Félix Candela's creations seem more like sculptures than buildings. Composed of thin sheets of pale concrete, the ...

"We've shown that it's possible to build an exciting thin concrete shell structure using a lightweight, flexible formwork, thus demonstrating that complex concrete structures can be formed without ...

A strange architectural concept that is slowly being rolled out in various places around the world, Binishells are structures of varying size that can be created quickly by using air pressure to ...

The self-supporting, doubly curved shell roof has multiple layers: the heating and cooling coils and the insulation are installed over the inner concrete layer. A second, exterior layer of the ...

Structural engineer John V. “Jack” Christiansen, a leader in the design of thin-shell concrete structures, died on Aug. 16 on Bainbridge Island, Wash. He would have turned 90 on Sept.

KnitCandela also represents an evolution of the flexible forming system developed for the HiLo roof: a doubly curved, thin-shell concrete structure the Block Research Group developed for Empa's ...

You can also gain even more by optimising thin shell structures with a lower climate impact," says Lundgren. In the study "Textile reinforced concrete members subjected to tension, bending ...

Their Theory and Analysis. By Joachim Born. Translated by C. V. Amerongen. Pp. ix + 250. (London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, Ltd., 1962.) 63s. net. Theory of Elastic ...

As such, concrete structures need constant maintenance ... The hydrogel layer is then coated with a thin polymer shell. BioFiber concrete can be used like any other, but its secret superpower ...