We are undertaking the construction of a 1:1 scale complete Geodesic dome with a complete hight of 2m. We intend on using steel or aluminium hollow pipes for the basic structure.
Initially introduced by Buckmister Fuller in 1954, the Geodesic dome is considered to be one of the most cost effective and sustainable forms to create a shelter. As the dome has no internal support structures, the whole interior space is deemed usable.
A Geodesic Dome is a spherical or partial-spherical shell structure or lattice shell based on a network of great circles(geodesics) on the surface of a sphere. The geodesics intersect to form triangular elements that have local triangular rigidity and also distribute the stress across the structure. When completed to form a complete sphere, it is a geodesic sphere. A dome is enclosed, unlike open geodesic structures such as playground climbers.
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