An Introduction to Shell Structures: The Art and Science of Vaulting

I Wood and Masonry Domes.- 1. Domes: Their Morphological Significance.- 2. Domes: From Ancient to Islamic.- 3. Domes from the Romanesque to the Present.- 4. Dome Technologies.- II Concrete Shells: Fundamentals and Case Studies.- 5. Thin Shells US.- 6. Selected Shapes of Shells.- 7. Significant Examples of Concrete Shells in the Twentieth Century.- 8. Construction Aspects of Shells.- 9. Computer Analysis of Shells and Domes.- III Practical Aids for the Preliminary Design of Thin Shells.- 10. Empirical Design of Masonry Vaulting.- 11. Spherical Shells.- 12. Barrel Shells.- 13. The Design of Hyperbolic Paraboloids.- IV Skeletal Steel Structures and Megadomes.- 14. Trussed Domes.- 15. Computer Analysis of Trussed Domes.- Epilogue.- Appendix A ACI Building Code Requirements for Thin Shells and Folded Plates.- Appendix B Excerpts from The Engineering Index Manual 1989.- Selected Bibliography.