Print Email Facebook Twitter Structural analysis of Heinz Isler’s bubble shell Title Structural analysis of Heinz Isler’s bubble shell Author Eigenraam, P. (TU Delft Structural Design & Mechanics) Borgart, A. (TU Delft Structural Design & Mechanics) Chilton, John (University of Nottingham) Li, Qingpeng (Nanjing University) Date 2020 Abstract This paper presents a detailed structural analysis of a bubble shell engineered by Heinz Isler. Through 3D scanning the geometry of this shell structure has become available to the authors. Structural analysis has not been possible before since the geometry of the shell was not available. The bubble shell was Isler’s most built type of shell. In the paperfirst the process of reverse engineering the geometry of the shell is described. Second, the effect of pre-stress in the edge beams is described. Third, the load distribution throughout the shell and the membrane behaviour relative to bending behaviour is assessed. Subject Finite element analysisHeinz IslerPhysical modelsPre-stressReverse engineeringShell behaviourShell structuresStructural analysis To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:62e79abf-23d4-4944-84b6-d1de20dd96ae DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.110265 Embargo date 2022-02-21 ISSN 0141-0296 Source Engineering Structures, 210 Bibliographical note Accepted Author Manuscript Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2020 P. Eigenraam, A. Borgart, John Chilton, Qingpeng Li Files PDF Structural_analysis_of_He ... 200117.pdf 4.66 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:62e79abf-23d4-4944-84b6-d1de20dd96ae/datastream/OBJ/view