Finite-Element Analysis of Felix Candela’s Chapel of Lomas de Cuernavaca

dc.contributor.author	Powell Draper
dc.contributor.author	Maria E. Garlock
dc.contributor.author	David P. Billington
dc.date.accessioned	2017-05-08T21:22:16Z
dc.date.available	2017-05-08T21:22:16Z
dc.date.copyright	June 2008
dc.date.issued	2008
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dc.identifier.uri	http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/48795
dc.description.abstract	The structures of Felix Candela stand as elegant examples of the art of thin shell concrete structural design. However, few thin shell structures are built today and many of the most enduring structures, such as those of Candela, have not been analyzed. This project performed a finite-element analysis of Candela’s Cuernavaca Chapel in order to better understand its structural efficiency and gain insight into its design. Analysis results show that Candela’s striking structure has very low stresses resulting from its own self-weight.
dc.publisher	American Society of Civil Engineers
dc.title	Finite-Element Analysis of Felix Candela’s Chapel of Lomas de Cuernavaca
dc.type	Journal Paper
dc.journal.volume	14
dc.journal.issue	2
dc.journal.title	Journal of Architectural Engineering
dc.identifier.doi	10.1061/(ASCE)1076-0431(2008)14:2(47)
dc.tree	Journal of Architectural Engineering:;2008:;Volume ( 014 ):;issue: 002
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