Project Overview:
Develop the projection dome for the Hamburg Planetarium

Customer:
Spitz, Inc.

Services Performed:
Provided reinforcement design and structural analysis for development of the 21m span projection dome

Structural Analysis:

• Generated a finite element model including the rotating maintenance ladder and dome structural framework
• Performed quasi-static analysis for gravity and live loading
• Performed buckling analysis and deflection study
• Provided global and detailed stress analysis including weld and mechanical joints
• Complied with the Uniform Building Code and Eurocode 9

Engineering Design:

• Designed reinforcements as required by analysis