Title:
Post-Tensioned, Precast, Thin-Shell Concrete Dome for Garden State Arts Center, New Jersey
Author(s):
Keith C. Thornton
Publication:
Symposium Paper
Volume:
28
Issue:
Appears on pages(s):
193-202
Keywords:
auditoriums; box beams; concrete construction; deflection; domes (structural forms); post-tensioning; precast concrete; prestressed concrete; ring girders; shells (structural forms); structural design; torsion
DOI:
10.14359/17157
Date:
1/1/1971
Abstract:
This paper describes the engineering features of a 260 ft inverted dome supported on only 8 columns around a circle (Fig 9-1). The unusual aesthetic requirements of this Garden State Arts Center 5,000 seat amphitheater demand a special structural layout quite different from the ordinary.