The Igloo and the Natural Bridge as Ultimate Structures
The Eskimo snow igloo is not a hemisphere as frequently depicted, but a catenoid of revolution with an optimum height-to-diameter ratio. This shape eliminates ring tension and shell moments and therefore prevents failure by caving or bulging. Rainbow Natural Bridge, Utah, is a catenary, probably bec...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65978 2023-05-15T14:19:19+02:00 The Igloo and the Natural Bridge as Ultimate Structures Handy, Richard L. 1973-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65978 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65978/49892 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65978 ARCTIC; Vol. 26 No. 4 (1973): December: 269–348; 276-281 1923-1245 0004-0843 Long-tailed Jaegers info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1973 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:59Z The Eskimo snow igloo is not a hemisphere as frequently depicted, but a catenoid of revolution with an optimum height-to-diameter ratio. This shape eliminates ring tension and shell moments and therefore prevents failure by caving or bulging. Rainbow Natural Bridge, Utah, is a catenary, probably because of weathering along the trajectory of maximum compressive stress. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic eskimo* University of Calgary Journal Hosting ARCTIC 26 4 |
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The Eskimo snow igloo is not a hemisphere as frequently depicted, but a catenoid of revolution with an optimum height-to-diameter ratio. This shape eliminates ring tension and shell moments and therefore prevents failure by caving or bulging. Rainbow Natural Bridge, Utah, is a catenary, probably because of weathering along the trajectory of maximum compressive stress. |
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