Abstract
This paper presents a new construction method for ice domes, which is currently under development at the Institute for Structural Engineering at the Vienna University of Technology. Possible applications for ice shells can be found in the fields of temporary event architecture, winter tourism and recreation areas.The key elements of this newly developed method are the distortion of individual flat ice segments and the subsequent lifting into the final position in order to form a continuous dome structure. In order to test this construction method, field tests were carried out. In the winter season of 2010/2011 an ice dome with a base diameter of 10 m and a height of almost 4 m was successfully built.
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