A project to house 40 families in the Maharashtra region which began in January 2005 has been halted due to concerns over the loading applied to a series of geodesic domes which form a large portion of the whole complex. The domes have soil packed over them which was not anticipated in the original design. There is a need for a method to model the structural response of the geodesic dome. An assessment of the loading on the domes should be carried out and recommendations for alterations to the design should be made in order to accommodate the expected loading. Any modifications to the original design should be as unobtrusive as possible.

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