09-10-2005, 12:33 PM
Seeb: Sorry to hear about your divit. I'm not dealing with the Monlolithic dome people of Texas but am aware of their business. Divits aside, I would avoid them because of expense, design limitation (i.e. only domes), and poor acoustic qualities of pure cement.
For what it is worth, the guy at the flying concrete site seems confident that the specs of some of his vaulted houses would be approved anywhere in the world. He is building near San Miguel Mexico which is also earthquake country.
I have found books written by engineers for engineers which are way over my head...but they are for semi shperes (domes) and not vaults, so I don't know if they would help you. If you want I can get you the names of the books. Don't have them with me at the moment.
For what it is worth, the guy at the flying concrete site seems confident that the specs of some of his vaulted houses would be approved anywhere in the world. He is building near San Miguel Mexico which is also earthquake country.
I have found books written by engineers for engineers which are way over my head...but they are for semi shperes (domes) and not vaults, so I don't know if they would help you. If you want I can get you the names of the books. Don't have them with me at the moment.