Abstract
The authors presented a proportioning method for member sections of single layer reticulated domes in the previous papers based on linear buckling stress obtained from linear buckling analysis. The method has been proved so efficient to size the members that the domes designed based on the method may satisfy the required ultimate loads under uniform load. The present paper investigates a proportioning method simultaneously considering dead weight and snow loads distributing non-uniformly. The result is verified through elasto-plastic simulation for roller supported single layer reticulated domes.
