...Jianshe Xu, PhD; Cheng Fang, PhD; Wei Wang, PhD; Guangming Chen, BEng Irregular curved lattice shell structures are proving increasingly popular in China. However, the behaviour of irregular shells can be substantially different from regular shells in terms of strength, stiffness and stability...

.... These diagonal timbers, running longitudinally in the lower half of the shell and transversely across the crown of the shell, were termed ‘rib-laths’. The Weald and Downland Open Air Museum is a leading international centre for historic buildings (Fig. 4). The new gridshell building was needed because...