how much pressure can concrete withstand
Many Monolithic Domes are buried up to 30 feet deep. They must withstand pressures up to 1 ton per square foot (2000 psf)]. Against tornado pressure a Monolithicâ¢ Dome 100 feet in diameter, 35 feet tall would still have a safety margin of nearly 1Â½ times its minimum design strength.In other words, the stress created by the 300 mile per hour wind would increase the compressive pressure in the concrete shell to 1,098 psi.hen p = (0.00449) Vh2 for V = 300 mph; p = 404psf. The maximum concrete stress in dome 100 feet in diameter by 35 feet high with p = 400psf is 1,098psi compression. From the âConcrete Dome Seismic Analysisâ example we see the allowable stress is significantly higher at 2,394 psi.