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2018
Faculty of Engineering
Suez Canal University
Department of Construction engineering
Dome of the Rock (Qubbat Al-Sakhra)
Jerusalem – Palestine
1. DIMENSIONS OF THE STRUCTURE AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
The Structure of the mosque is composed of two
main parts :
1- Interior cylindrical structure with a dome.
2- Exterior octagonal structure
3- Between the two parts is a surface of
revolution of a rotated inclined line or
part of a cone
4- The surface of revolution is supported by
3 systems (interior – intermediate –
exterior)
Interior System
- The diameter of the dome of the
shrine is 20.20 m (66.3 ft) and its
height 20.48 m (67.2 ft)
- The dome is supported on upper horizontal beam.
- Brick walls are in between the upper ring beam and the lower ring beams.
- The ring beams is supported on interior 12 columns arranged as octagon and
extruded to the ground footing.
Exterior System
- Beams supported on 12 columns arranged
as octagon with a diameter of 12.5 meter
and height of 12 meters
- The building is from natural stone.
Intermediate system
- similar to the exterior with a smaller
diameter
2. LOAD TRANSFER
For the dome
- The load moves from the dome to the
upper ring beams with the shell
membrane theory of axial loads T1 &
T2.
For the horizontal ring Beams
- The load transfer from the beam
to the interior columns to the
foundations
For the inclined surface
- The surface is supported on the
3 beams of the three systems
For the Exterior system
- Load is transferred from beams to columns then to the foundations

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The dome of the rock (Qubbat Al-sakhra) structural system and load transfer

  • 1. 2018 Faculty of Engineering Suez Canal University Department of Construction engineering
  • 2. Dome of the Rock (Qubbat Al-Sakhra) Jerusalem – Palestine 1. DIMENSIONS OF THE STRUCTURE AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEM The Structure of the mosque is composed of two main parts : 1- Interior cylindrical structure with a dome. 2- Exterior octagonal structure 3- Between the two parts is a surface of revolution of a rotated inclined line or part of a cone 4- The surface of revolution is supported by 3 systems (interior – intermediate – exterior) Interior System - The diameter of the dome of the shrine is 20.20 m (66.3 ft) and its height 20.48 m (67.2 ft) - The dome is supported on upper horizontal beam. - Brick walls are in between the upper ring beam and the lower ring beams. - The ring beams is supported on interior 12 columns arranged as octagon and extruded to the ground footing. Exterior System - Beams supported on 12 columns arranged as octagon with a diameter of 12.5 meter and height of 12 meters - The building is from natural stone. Intermediate system - similar to the exterior with a smaller diameter
  • 3. 2. LOAD TRANSFER For the dome - The load moves from the dome to the upper ring beams with the shell membrane theory of axial loads T1 & T2. For the horizontal ring Beams - The load transfer from the beam to the interior columns to the foundations For the inclined surface - The surface is supported on the 3 beams of the three systems For the Exterior system - Load is transferred from beams to columns then to the foundations