This is honestly outside my scope of knowledge, However I do believe that the shell part would be best built in the same manner and materials that they build the big sports domes from. Most of the big
Although the service load is only 1/10 of the recommended bearing capacity you should adopt a minimum footing size in order to be cognizant of the irregularities inherent in rock. If you do not enlarge
The only spreader beams i am familiar with are those that are used in lifting objects with a crane. The ones used with a crane are affixed to the hook on the cranes lifting cable, to evenly distribute
ANSYS: How to display in lamina coordinates as opposed to global. Using RSYS, SOLU (in menus: Main Menu>General Postproc>Options for Outp) From ANSYS help: RSYS, KCN Activates a coordinate
Hi Typically the formula used is fibre volume fractin - how much fibre is in a finished composite item. Weight fraction is much easier to use, from both a fabrication and sample-testing persepctive

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