Nervi's design and construction methods for two thin-shell structures : the Leverone Field House and Thompson Arena
Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2017.
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| author | Sun, Momo T. (Momo Tianxiao) |
| author2 | John A. Ochsendorf. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1115112019-04-12T22:47:37Z Nervi's design and construction methods for two thin-shell structures : the Leverone Field House and Thompson Arena Leverone Field House Thompson Arena Sun, Momo T. (Momo Tianxiao) John A. Ochsendorf. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Civil and Environmental Engineering. Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2017. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-54). This thesis studies two major thin-shell concrete structures by Pier Luigi Nervi (1891- 1979) - the Leverone Field House and Thompson Arena. These two similar parabolic vaults are two of the few international structures he has completed in the United States. Situated across the street from each other at Dartmouth College, these two thin-shell concrete structures designed only a few years apart and in a such mature stage of Nervi's engineering career deserve a closer look. Access to Nervi's original calculations, specifications, and correspondences with Dartmouth College reveal a new level of refinement in his design methods and decisions. This study analyzes his structural design methods and compares them with approximated hand calculations assuming an asymmetric load on a 3-hinged parabolic arch. The maximum moment was calculated to be within 7% of Nervi's results. An arch was also explored by building a Finite Element (FE) model in SAP2000, however, the results proved the model to be an unreliable representation of the behavior of the funicular concrete arch. Furthermore, never before published construction photos give clues to the construction of the first structure built with the "Nervi System" in the United States. Slight changes were made to the construction method from his previous structures with the Nervi System in Rome. The types of different precast panels were reduced to increase repetition and refinement was made to the multi-step formwork system to reduce the amount of wooden formwork while keeping a high level of accuracy for the shape of the precast panels. by Momo T. Sun. M. Eng. 2017-09-15T15:37:24Z 2017-09-15T15:37:24Z 2017 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111511 1003324187 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 102 pages application/pdf n-us-ma Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Civil and Environmental Engineering. Sun, Momo T. (Momo Tianxiao) Nervi's design and construction methods for two thin-shell structures : the Leverone Field House and Thompson Arena |
| title | Nervi's design and construction methods for two thin-shell structures : the Leverone Field House and Thompson Arena |
| title_full | Nervi's design and construction methods for two thin-shell structures : the Leverone Field House and Thompson Arena |
| title_fullStr | Nervi's design and construction methods for two thin-shell structures : the Leverone Field House and Thompson Arena |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nervi's design and construction methods for two thin-shell structures : the Leverone Field House and Thompson Arena |
| title_short | Nervi's design and construction methods for two thin-shell structures : the Leverone Field House and Thompson Arena |
| title_sort | nervi s design and construction methods for two thin shell structures the leverone field house and thompson arena |
| topic | Civil and Environmental Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111511 |
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