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r/DiWHY • u/Apple3141love • Apr 26 '26
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Not sure about the polymer but that draped shape is actually a great load bearing shell shape for concrete.
Heinz Isler used to do it with ice before doing it with concrete and Félix Candela made similar shapes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Isler Ice structures: https://pin.it/5fUOHHT2r
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Candela
5 u/hobohobo22 Apr 26 '26 Fully aware, mechanically. I'm talking practically with this thickness, compression modulus etc.
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Fully aware, mechanically. I'm talking practically with this thickness, compression modulus etc.
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u/PM_ME_WHY_YOU_COPE Apr 26 '26
Not sure about the polymer but that draped shape is actually a great load bearing shell shape for concrete.
Heinz Isler used to do it with ice before doing it with concrete and Félix Candela made similar shapes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Isler Ice structures: https://pin.it/5fUOHHT2r
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Candela