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Monolithic Dome Construction: Jeffin C Wilson

The document discusses monolithic dome construction. It begins with an introduction stating that a monolithic dome is a thin-walled reinforced concrete shell structure that provides safe shelter from natural disasters. It then defines a monolithic dome as a dome-shaped structure cast in one piece using shotcrete. Shotcrete is a sprayed concrete used to apply reinforcement and several layers of concrete over multiple days to form the air-tight dome. The document provides background on the origins of monolithic domes and discusses their energy efficiency and use as tornado shelters. It concludes with references on monolithic dome acoustic properties and structural design/analysis.

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Monolithic Dome Construction: Jeffin C Wilson

The document discusses monolithic dome construction. It begins with an introduction stating that a monolithic dome is a thin-walled reinforced concrete shell structure that provides safe shelter from natural disasters. It then defines a monolithic dome as a dome-shaped structure cast in one piece using shotcrete. Shotcrete is a sprayed concrete used to apply reinforcement and several layers of concrete over multiple days to form the air-tight dome. The document provides background on the origins of monolithic domes and discusses their energy efficiency and use as tornado shelters. It concludes with references on monolithic dome acoustic properties and structural design/analysis.

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MONOLITHIC DOME CONSTRUCTION

Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of M.Tech Degree
in Civil Engineering of the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University
Presented by,
Jeffin C Wilson
M.Tech (S1- 1514)
Department of Civil Engineering
Sree Buddha College of Engineering, Pattoor

Under the guidance of


Ms. Namitha Chandran
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Sree Buddha College of Engineering, Pattoor

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CONTENT

• INTRODUCTION
• WHAT IS MONOLITHIC DOME
• SHOTCRETE
• REFERENCES

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INTRODUCTION

• Monolithic Dome is thin wall reinforced concrete shell structure.

• The structure provides safe shelter for the people area with hurricanes, fires, bomb
blasts and earthquakes.

• Building consist of an outer airtight form, polyurethane foam, reinforced concrete

• This technique is an effective alternative to conventional methods.

• A curve rotated about a central axis to form a surface, creates a DOME.

• A Monolithic dome is a structure cast in a one piece form.

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WHAT IS MONOLITHIC DOME

• A monolithic structure is a structure that is carved or cast from one piece to form a
homogeneous structure.(Mostafa et al 2018)
• It a super-insulated, steel-reinforced concrete structure.(Rashmi et al 2020)
• Structure which cast in one piece form.
• Energy efficient and designated as tornado shelter.
• Three brothers David, Barry and Randy built and patented first monolithic dome in
1975.
• Sizes range from 2.5m to 80m diameter dome.

Fig 1: Monolithic dome cross-section


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SHOTCRETE

• It is a special spray mix of concrete, applied to the interior surface of the dome.
• The steel rebar is embedded in the concrete and when about 7cm of shotcrete is
applied
• Concrete was applied by shotcrete process over a period of four days. Each day
from(1.25cm to 3.8cm)of concrete is applied.
• Blowers were left on for 8 hours and then shut off.
• The airlock was then closed for 30days to allow curing on the concrete.
• To provide a smooth finished surface, a layer of cement based plaster was alter hand
applied and finished.
• This was primed with water based acrylic latex and finished with acrylic latex
enamel.

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Table 1: Gradation of sand used for shotcrete.
Sieve Size % Passing by Weigh
No.4 100%
No.8 90%
No.16 85%
No.30 60%
No.50 30%
No.100 10%

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REFERENCES

[1] Mostafa Refat Ismail, Hazem Eldalyn (2017) - Acoustic of monolithic


dome structures, Frontiers of Architectural Research (2018) – 9
November 2017.

[2] Rashmi C Khanorkar, Prathmesh S Narkar, Ketan S Kumbhar, Parth H


Bodalia, Manoj U Deosarkar-Design and Analysis of a Monolithic
Dome using Staadpro V8i-Volume: 07 Issue: 09 | Sep 2020

[3] Arya Abhishek, PhadtareShubham, Patil Pratik, TipareHarshal,


ReetikaSharan – Design and Analysis of Geodesic Tunnel dome for An
Auditorioum –Volume: 06 Issue: 04 | apr 2019.
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