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Tensile Structures

Also includes….
Cable Stayed Structures
Pneumatic Structures
Tent Structures
The Definition
of compression forces to a few support members. Thus these lightweight structure
was Vladimir Shukhov who pioneered the use of tensile structures in the late 19t
me a form of art .

Three types of structures….


Cable Stayed Structures
Pneumatic Structures
Tent Structures
Cable Strengthened Structures

A Detailed Study In Architectural Terms


The Intro….
r run over, tower(s) Cable-supported roof structures have inspired people for many year
ctures culminated in buildings like the Olympic Roof project designed for the 1972 Oly
Cable-Stayed Structures: A Brief
les are the main supporting elements of the structure, and their curvature is a m
generically is used to describe a flexible tension member consisting of one or m
a central wire in one or more symmetrical layers. A wire “rope” is made from mult
because ropes are more flexible than strands.
Cable Nets
e steel pylons, steel cable networks, steel or wooden grids, and roof coverings of
Structural Characteristics
carry the dead load, but must also have enough reserve capacity to carry the live
ormal force created by the upward pull of the stays. The stays are usually attach
r or column.
or box beam. The box beam is advantageous because resists torsional forces well; h
d by the first stay is built next. In a similar fashion, the remaining pieces are
Structural Characteristics
e upper end of all of the the stays attach to a single point at the top of the to
llel system of stays, each stay is parallel and thus connects to the tower at a d
Structural Details
Benefits And Penalties
eet a Wide Range of Functional Demands
rovide Column Free Space Increasing Internal Flexibility
e Easily Extended
ead to Reduced Structural Weight
ead to Higher Design Costs
ased Thermal Movement
ion Requires Special Consideration
ased Costs for Corrosion Protection

Examples of such big roofs supported by cables are –


Olympic Stadium,Athens
ga Stadium, Portugal
Olympic Roof, Germany
O2, UK
Olympic Park,Germany
Olympic roof,Munich
Construction materials Used
Masts : Steel
Cable Nets : Steel
Membrane Panels : Acrylic Sheets
Covered Area : 74000 m2

ins constant regardless of net shape, all changes of plane in the double-curved su
under a defined level of pre-stress.
Olympic roof,Munich
e cable net and bolted to the intersection nodes. As the angles of intersection i
oprene pesetals , allowing them to 'float', and sealing the joints between panels
Olympic roof,Munich
Detail of how the acrylic plates are connected
with each other . They are all framed in a
steel square section and then connected with
each other using bolt connection .
Also the each of the acrylic plate rest on the
net structure which is also made up of steel
cables passing horizontally
as well as laterally. None of the joint is
continues with each other In order to gain
more stable form .
The Olympic Park,Munich
Construction materials Used
Arch : Steel
Cable Nets : Steel
Membrane Panels : Plastic Sheets

, naturally without supports, was required a steel-trussed arch of three chords. W

x 75 cm and support a wooden lattice, upon which is attached a translucent plastic


The Olympic Park,Munich
strung openings below the latticed arch .These are filled by "glass eyes” equippe
The Olympic Park,Munich

The Structural Details

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