Description
Book SynopsisTwenty-five years after geodesic domes were first introduced, this text presents a method of design and provides a step-by-step method for producing mathematical specifications for orthodox geodesic domes, as well as for a variety of elliptical, super-elliptical and other nonspherical contours.
Table of ContentsWhat This Book Is
Part One Tensegritty
1. Weight vs. Tension
2. Spherical Tensegrities
3. Complex Spherical Tensegrities
4. Tendon System Minima
5. Geodesic Subdivision
6. Rigid Tensegrities
Part Two Geodesics
7. Great Circles
8. Symmetry Systems
9. The Spherical-Coordinate System
10. Breakdown Systems
11. Choosing a Polyhedron
12. Using the Tables
13. Ellipses and Superellipses
14. Truncations
15. An Advanced Problem
16. Space Frames
17. About Angles
Part Three Dala
18. Class I Octahedral Coordinates
19. Class II Method 1 Octahedral Coordinates
20. Class I Method 1 Icosahedral Coordinates
21. Class II Method 1 Icosahedral Coordinates
22. Tetrahedral Coordinates
23. Class II Method 3 Coordinates and Chord Factors
Appendices
APPENDIX I Writing Class II Method 3 Coordinates
APPENDIX II Calculator Routines
APPENDIX III HP-65 Programs
