A Master’s Thesis on Monolithic Domes

For Nanette South, David B. South’s daughter, years of study and work have culminated in a thesis titled, “A Finite Element Analysis of the Monolithic Dome.”

Its ten chapters, figures and tables discuss the history of thin-shell and Monolithic Domes, shell theory, finite element analysis, comparisons of shell theories and a buckling analysis.

Nanette concludes her Thesis Abstract by stating, “The finite element analysis process was found to be very accurate when compared with shell theory results and more powerful when complicated problems were presented.”

To review or download the thesis, click here.

^{Article originally published February 7, 2007}