In the Twentieth Century, the industrial buildings featured a broad experimentation on the load-bearing structures suited to the production spaces. Among the structural elements explicitly designed for factories were reinforced concrete thin shells. In Italy, where reinforced concrete was the predominant construction technique for the entire century, the evolution of the thin shells for industrial buildings traced a significant story: starting from the introduction of foreign systems and patents in the 1920s, the design and construction of the thin shells gradually stacked to national productive and technological specificities. This paper presents a historical investigation of the application of thin shells in Italy between 1930 and 1970, remarking, thus, the local contribution of Italian contractors and designers in the evolution of both the design solutions and production process. Furthermore, the study presents a systematic historical and technical framework related to thin shells to support the actions of knowledge and safeguard the industrial building heritage.

Curra, E., Giannetti, I., Russo, M. (2024). Self-supporting thin shells in Italy: space and structure of the industrial buildings (1930-1970) = Bóvedas delgadas autoportantes en Italia: espacio y estructura de los edificios industriales (1930-1970). INFORMES DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN, 76(575) [10.3989/ic.6893].

Self-supporting thin shells in Italy: space and structure of the industrial buildings (1930-1970) = Bóvedas delgadas autoportantes en Italia: espacio y estructura de los edificios industriales (1930-1970)

GIANNETTI I;
2024-01-01

Abstract

In the Twentieth Century, the industrial buildings featured a broad experimentation on the load-bearing structures suited to the production spaces. Among the structural elements explicitly designed for factories were reinforced concrete thin shells. In Italy, where reinforced concrete was the predominant construction technique for the entire century, the evolution of the thin shells for industrial buildings traced a significant story: starting from the introduction of foreign systems and patents in the 1920s, the design and construction of the thin shells gradually stacked to national productive and technological specificities. This paper presents a historical investigation of the application of thin shells in Italy between 1930 and 1970, remarking, thus, the local contribution of Italian contractors and designers in the evolution of both the design solutions and production process. Furthermore, the study presents a systematic historical and technical framework related to thin shells to support the actions of knowledge and safeguard the industrial building heritage.
2024
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore ICAR/10
Settore CEAR-08/A - Architettura tecnica
English
Spanish; Castilian
Industrial buildings heritage; Thin shells; Reinforced concrete; Precast concrete; Twentieth Century
Curra, E., Giannetti, I., Russo, M. (2024). Self-supporting thin shells in Italy: space and structure of the industrial buildings (1930-1970) = Bóvedas delgadas autoportantes en Italia: espacio y estructura de los edificios industriales (1930-1970). INFORMES DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN, 76(575) [10.3989/ic.6893].
Curra, E; Giannetti, I; Russo, M
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