TORUS OR DOME - WHICH MAKES THE BETTER MARTIAN HOME?
GCFisheris@aol.com
Many traditional above ground Martian colony designs have used dome structures, usually constructed from a flexible spherical membrane and inflated to enclose the buildings of the colony. This paper will compare inflated spherical structures to inflated toroidial structures from the standpoint of internal volume, surface area, stresses, material requirements, stability, radiation shielding and safety.