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Old 07-05-2015, 03:08 PM   #83 (permalink)
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Well, technically an igloo is a lesser-circle dome while these are greater-circle domes; but, yeah, only igloos and geodesic radar domes are viable in that extreme environment. Other examples of lesser circle domes are the Pantheon or the CERN dome.

I can't tell from the renderings, but generally these are made by squashing the ends of the tubes and stacking them on a bolt. My design has the fasteners tangent to the surface and only connecting 2 tubes at a time. One 20lb piece of steel I-beam and I'm ready for the next round of tests.
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