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Dome shape concrete structures have inherently
good strength capacity and are very stable. Because of relatively complex design, high overall cost, elaborate and expensive formwork, this type of structures were used in exceptional cases.
Dome is one of the main elements in our Iranian architectural heritage, therefore it should he expanded with a wide variety of applications by using the new developed construction methods and design tools.
In this article a new progress of constructing the concrete dome shape structures is introduced and various types of air supported forming is briefly described.
Air supported forming provides an efficient and economic method of construction for thin shell concrete dome shape structures with varied architectural application and possibilities.
Using the mentioned methods, today's developed world would realize the increasing trend of progress in construction of thin shell concrete dome shape structures.
Combination of conventional architectural design with new technology could facilitates the new era for construction of this type of structures.