Graduation project 2018 part 4 abdullah.pptx

project by abdullah mostafa

1. Part 4 :Introduction in shell structures Graduation Concrete Project 2018 a-general types of shells. b- (Barrel Vaults ) shells. C -Folded plates. Mostafa Saleh Eladawy Tarek Magdy Abdelsamea BY

2. Advantages and disadvantages of Shell Structures:-

3. At Kimbell Museum, Fort Worth Texas Louis Kahn designed the Fort Worth  Kimbell Art Museum  in 1972 . A rectangle of parallel barrel vaults are inserted into an urban park. The landscaping scrapes under the concrete roof and water features further connect the spaces. Daylight seeps through the ends of the barrels and a thin line at the top of the curve. A daylighting feature spreads this daylight down the curve and onto the displayed artwork. The daylighting is especially poignant on the brutal modernist concrete, giving it a romantic, cloistral Mediterranean feel. The concrete also acts as a good thermal mass in the warm Texas climate. Real Application of Barrel vaults

4. (4-c): Folded plate:- Definition Folding system in nature Principle of Folding The basic Concept of Folding Structure behavior of Folding Types of folded structure Applications of folded structure Advantages & disadvantages of Folded plate structure Some Real example of folded Plate. Overview on Folded Plate Structure: