Geodesic Dome

1. GEODESIC DOME
• A geodesic dome is a thin shelled arrangements
made out of triangles connected together to
form a true sphere.
• The triangles are architecturally firm and
distribute the stress throughout the dome ,
allowing the structure to bear heavy loads for
their size.
• The triangles are put as hexagons and
pentagons to eventually from the dome.

2. GEODESIC DOME
• Designing the dome is the first step to start with
the size and amount of triangles and their
calculations to form the dome is needed For e.g.
the basic dome has equilateral 20 triangle ,
which then further divided into smaller triangles
to form the sphere. More triangles results in
bigger and more complex domes.
• Struts are the framework for the dome which are
made up of rods. Normal geodesic domes have
same length of struts whereas complex one have
struts of different sizes.

3. GEODESIC DOME

4. USE OF GEODESIC DOME?
• GREEN HOUSES
• RESIDENTIAL HOMES
• WAREHOUSES
• WATER RESERVOIRS
• ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS

5. ADVANTAGES
• WEATHER RESISTANT – AERODYNAMIC
REDUCE DESTRUCTION
• AESTHETICALLY PLEASING- INVARIABLY
THE MOST EYE CATCHING
• HIGHLY ACOUSTIC- SOUND FLOWS
NATURALLY IN A SPHERE
• HIGHER R-VALUE – THERMAL
RESISTANCE IS HIGH GAIN
• COST EFFECTIVE – MORE SPACE AND
LESS SURFACE AREA EQUALS

6. DISADVANTAGES
• UNUSABLE SPACE
• DOORS AND WINDOWS EITHER MAKE OR
SPECIAL ORDER HAS TO BE GIVEN
• BUILDING THE HOME MAY ALSO BE A
CHALLENGE AS DRAINAGE AND FIRE ESCAPES
THAT MEET CODE ARE MADE MORE DIFFICULT
BY THE DESIGN OF THE HOME.

7. GEODESIC DOME

8. MATERIALS
• The most common material used to build a geodesic
dome is steel as they connect the network of the
beams ,struts together.
• There are options when building the geodesic dome,
we can choose to cover the triangular panels with
either plastic , wood ,drywall or plastic.
• Depending on the size and purpose of the building
geodesic dome frames can be built of PVC pipes,
galvanized steel or aluminum struts and covered with
various materials such as glass, plywood ,cedar
shingles, fiberglass, plexiglass, acrylic ,metal

9. CASE STUDY