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{{short description|Structure composed of a relatively thin shell of concrete}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2021}} [[File:"l 'oceanographic " a valence - panoramio.jpg|thumb|260px|The [[L'Oceanogràfic|Oceanografic]], Valencia]] A '''concrete shell''', also commonly called '''thin shell concrete structure''', is a structure composed of a relatively thin [[Shell (structure)|shell]] of [[concrete]], usually with no interior [[column]]s or exterior [[buttress]]es. The shells are most commonly [[monolithic dome]]s, but may also take the form of [[hyperbolic paraboloid]]s, [[ellipsoid]]s, [[cylinder (geometry)|cylindrical]] sections, or some combination thereof. The first concrete shell dates back to the 2nd century.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Tang|first=Gabriel|date=March 2015|title=An Overview of Historical and Contemporary Concrete Shells, Their Construction and Factors in Their General Disappearance|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/0266-3511.30.1.1|journal=International Journal of Space Structures|volume=30|issue=1|pages=1–12|doi=10.1260/0266-3511.30.1.1|s2cid=55128017 |issn=0266-3511|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
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