Huang, Chiung-Yu2014-03-142014-03-141989-11-14etd-09082012-040206http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44650The geometry and the finite element method modelling of a lattice dome is presented. Linear analyses and geometrically nonlinear analyses of the dome are performed. In addition, a buckling load prediction method is studied and extended to the multiple load distributions. The results obtained from linear analyses are checked against the requirements of NDS, National Design Standard.viii, 94 leavesBTDapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightLD5655.V855 1989.H825DomesFinite element methodGeometrically nonlinear finite element analysis of a lattice domeThesishttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09082012-040206/