Design of the world's first sprayed-net, hyperboloid, lattice ice structure

Author: Cameron Millar

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2 October 2019

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Design of the world's first sprayed-net, hyperboloid, lattice ice structure

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Cameron Millar

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 97, Issue 10, 2019, Page(s) 3

Date published

2 October 2019

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Cameron Millar

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 97, Issue 10, 2019, Page(s) 3

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Members/Subscribers: Free

This article describes the design of the world's first sprayed-net, hyperboloid, lattice ice structure, by a team from the University of Cambridge, for the Harbin Institute of Technology's International Ice and Snow Innovation Construction Competition in 2018.

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In December 2018, a team of student engineers and architects from the University of Cambridge took part in the Harbin Institute of Technology's second annual International Ice and Snow Innovation Construction Competition. The Cambridge design – the world's first sprayed-net, hyperboloid, lattice ice structure – won the Best Design and Construction Works Award in the competition.

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