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Cathedral of Christ the Light Structural Analysis
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Overview Foundation and
Soil Description
Arabzadeh, Hoermann, Littman
Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Overview
Overview
Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Overview
Location
3
Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
San Francisco Oakland
Overview
Location
3
Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Overview
Location
3
Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Overview
Architect
Craig Hartman
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Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Overview
Design Concept
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Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Overview
Design Concept
Pisces ShapeFloor PlanCeiling Layout
Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Overview
Building Layout
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Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Overview
Structural Features
Oculus Ceiling - Steel Truss
Ribs - Wood (DFL)
Reliquary Wall - Concrete
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Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-Tracing
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Foundation and
Soil Description
Overview
Foundation & Soil
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Load-TracingLateral Load Resistance
DFLOculus CeilingReliquary WallOverview Foundation and
Soil Description
Local - Site
3
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-Tracing
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Foundation and
Soil Description
Global - Fault Lines Galore
3
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-Tracing
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Foundation and
Soil Description
Base Isolation
2
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-Tracing
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Foundation and
Soil Description
Base Isolation
Independent Foundations 36 Base Isolation Units
2
Overview Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Reliquary Wall
Reliquary Wall
Overview Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Reliquary Wall
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Overview Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Reliquary Wall
Plan
6
Overview Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Reliquary Wall
Reliquary Wall - Finished
1
Overview Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Reliquary Wall
Reliquary Wall
Primary Structure on Interior Circumference
Secondary Structure on Exterior Circumference
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Overview Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Reliquary Wall
Reinforcement
Bearing
Upper and Lower Limits
Cracking and Crushing
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Overview Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Reliquary Wall
Mixtures: Slag & Fly Ash
Overview Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Reliquary Wall
Cast-in-Place Concrete: formwork
Tapering | Bearing
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Overview Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Reliquary Wall
Cast-in-Place Concrete: formwork
10
Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Overview Reliquary Wall
Cast-in-Place Concrete
Control Jointsfor
cracking
2
Overview Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Reliquary Wall
Reliquary Wall - Finished
2
Overview Reliquary Wall DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Oculus Ceiling
Oculus Ceiling
Overview Reliquary Wall DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Oculus Ceiling
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Overview Reliquary Wall DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Oculus Ceiling
Oculus Ceiling
ConstructionScaffolding
Oculus Ceiling
2
Overview Reliquary Wall DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Oculus Ceiling
Pin Connection
Connection
Deformations
2
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingOverview Foundation and
Soil Description
Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling
Oculus Ceiling
Truss System resisting compression forces
2
Overview Reliquary Wall DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Oculus Ceiling
Oculus Ceiling
1
Overview Reliquary Wall DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Oculus Ceiling
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Overview Reliquary Wall DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Oculus Ceiling
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Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
DFL
Douglas Fir Larch
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
DFL
1
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
DFL
Primary Structure - Ribs
CurvedTapered
6
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
DFL
Primary Structure - Ribs
1
Overview Reliquary Wall Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Primary Structure: Connection to Oculus Ceiling
DFLOculus Ceiling
2
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
DFL
Primary Structure: Connection to Oculus Ceiling
1
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Primary Structure: Connection to Reliquary Wall
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
DFL
Secondary Ribs
Similarities and Differences from Primary Ribs
Enclosure
6
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
DFL
Secondary Structure
1
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
DFL Lateral Load Resistance
System Connection
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Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Lateral Load Resistance
Lateral Load Resitance
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Lateral Load Resistance
DFL
1
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Lateral Load Resistance
Superstructure
1
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Lateral Load Resistance
Rods
Ties primary and secondary structure together perpendicularly
7
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Lateral Load Resistance
DFL
Tension Cables
Cross Bracing (X)
1
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Lateral Load Resistance
Louvres
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Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Lateral Load Resistance
DFL
Louvres
2
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Lateral Load Resistance
Louvres Controlling Light
Louvres
2
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Lateral Load Resistance
Load Tracing
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
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Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFLFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Load-TracingLateral Load Resistance
Applied Load
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFLFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Load-TracingLateral Load Resistance
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFLFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Load-TracingLateral Load Resistance
2.6 Kips
Shear
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFLFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Load-TracingLateral Load Resistance
23.25 Kip-Ft.
Moment
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFLFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Load-TracingLateral Load Resistance
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Deformation
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
Lateral Load Resistance
Conclusion
Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
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Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
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Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
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Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
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Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
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Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
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Overview Reliquary Wall Oculus Ceiling DFL Lateral Load Resistance
Load-TracingFoundation and
Soil Description
Cathedral of Christ the Light
Structural Analysis
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