Design and development of an observatory dome and shutters structure / Mohd Aliff Wan Chek

The main objective of this study is to design and develop an observatory dome and shutters structure. The dome has been designed to improve and innovate the current design structure. The design of an observatory dome is able to rotate 360° azimuth rotation whereby its dome and shutters opening and c...

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Main Author: Wan Chek, Mohd Aliff
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/30907/
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description The main objective of this study is to design and develop an observatory dome and shutters structure. The dome has been designed to improve and innovate the current design structure. The design of an observatory dome is able to rotate 360° azimuth rotation whereby its dome and shutters opening and closing are designed by using geodesic structure which is different from the current and common shutters design. Basically, geodesic structure is a joimng of hundred or more triangles in obtaining a hemisphere shape. The structure has a better strength and toughness compare to the other structures. Thus, the structure has lower possibility to fail, bend or collapse due to the structure design. The designs of the observatory dome and shutters structure were done using CATIA V5R14 software. The material used is mild steel for the structure and aluminum plate as the roof cover. This design and development of an observatory dome and shutters structure will contribute a lot to the aerospace industry indirectly and will also give benefits to the engineering field.
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spelling uitm-309072020-06-03T08:13:04Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/30907/ Design and development of an observatory dome and shutters structure / Mohd Aliff Wan Chek Wan Chek, Mohd Aliff Mechanical drawing. Engineering graphics Machine design and drawing The main objective of this study is to design and develop an observatory dome and shutters structure. The dome has been designed to improve and innovate the current design structure. The design of an observatory dome is able to rotate 360° azimuth rotation whereby its dome and shutters opening and closing are designed by using geodesic structure which is different from the current and common shutters design. Basically, geodesic structure is a joimng of hundred or more triangles in obtaining a hemisphere shape. The structure has a better strength and toughness compare to the other structures. Thus, the structure has lower possibility to fail, bend or collapse due to the structure design. The designs of the observatory dome and shutters structure were done using CATIA V5R14 software. The material used is mild steel for the structure and aluminum plate as the roof cover. This design and development of an observatory dome and shutters structure will contribute a lot to the aerospace industry indirectly and will also give benefits to the engineering field. 2009 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/30907/1/30907.pdf Wan Chek, Mohd Aliff (2009) Design and development of an observatory dome and shutters structure / Mohd Aliff Wan Chek. (2009) Degree thesis, thesis, Universiti Teknologi MARA.
spellingShingle Mechanical drawing. Engineering graphics
Machine design and drawing
Wan Chek, Mohd Aliff
Design and development of an observatory dome and shutters structure / Mohd Aliff Wan Chek
title Design and development of an observatory dome and shutters structure / Mohd Aliff Wan Chek
title_full Design and development of an observatory dome and shutters structure / Mohd Aliff Wan Chek
title_fullStr Design and development of an observatory dome and shutters structure / Mohd Aliff Wan Chek
title_full_unstemmed Design and development of an observatory dome and shutters structure / Mohd Aliff Wan Chek
title_short Design and development of an observatory dome and shutters structure / Mohd Aliff Wan Chek
title_sort design and development of an observatory dome and shutters structure / mohd aliff wan chek
topic Mechanical drawing. Engineering graphics
Machine design and drawing
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/30907/