Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Assignment 2 : Geodesic Dome

3V Geodesic Dome
Dome radius : 150mm
Type : 5/8


The Process of Making the Geodesic Dome
1. First of all,there are several materials needed to do this geodesic dome.

A masking tape.


Bamboo sticks

2. Then measure the bamboo sticks with different length according to the 'Dome Calculator' website.

3. Cut the bamboo sticks into respective length measured.

The are 3 categories of length for the bamboo.Strut A : 52.29mm(30 sticks)
Strut B : 60.53mm(55 sticks)
Strut C : 61.86mm(80 sticks)

4. Then we can start to construct the dome according to the diagram in the website of 'Dome Calculator'.
The structure of the dome.
(Source : Dome calculator website)


Joining the bamboo sticks with masking tape.

5. Finally,my geodesic dome with radius 150mm is done!

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