Collapse of the Geodome
7th December 2021 Storm Barra hits Ireland. RTE news report of Storm Barra A bad day for the dome. I watched from the safety of the house to see the dome initially handle the buffetting of the high winds but eventually succumb to the forces of nature. Initial weathering of Storm Barra Eventually succumbing to extereme buffeting The storm was intense and ongoing for many hours on that fateful day. For many many hours the wind strengthened and waned changing direction as the storm passed over Ireland. The shelter from the surrounding buildings , trees and hedges protected the dome from the worst of the gusts of wind but at certain orientations the protection is very limited. It is difficult to know what the point of failure was.... During the storm it was unsafe to investigate , my sole activity being to dismantle / flatten the geodome remnants as portrayed above to try and prevent further damage and material flying away. However, it was clear that the frame had not broken as such....ie