Wide-Span Cable Structures by Katherina Santoso BA,, Architecture (2003) University of California, Berkeley Submitted to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering {In Parial Fulfillment of the Requirements forthe Degree of Master of Engineering ip Civil and Envionmental Engineering atthe ‘Massachusetts Institute of Technology June 2008 © 2004 Katherine Santoso All rights reserved JUN 07 2004 LIBRARIES The author hereby grants MIT permission to reproduce and to distribute publicly paper and electronic copies ofthis thesis document in whole or in part Signature of Author ie Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering . man ee eae . _ i [a Pel Omen ss a ; Tis Spevor Acre = = Heidi Nepr (Chairman, Departmental Committe on Graduate Students ARCHIVES,pan Cable Structures by Katherina Santoso BA,, Architecture (2003) University of California, Berkeley ‘Submitted tothe Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering on May 7, 2004 In Partial Fulfillment ofthe Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering ABSTRACT. In rocent years, the application of cable structures in buildings has gained huge populartes Although cable technology has been established since the 1950s, thee is suddenly a surge in the ‘numberof its building application starting inthe late 90s, This phenomenon is attributed to the recent advances in computational form finding, analysis and construction simulation, which ‘make the design and construction of cable stractures simpler and more economical Although cable structures have been employed for different building applications, this thesis will concentrate only onthe use of cable structures in wide span system. Five cable systems: simply suspended cables, pretensioned cable beams, pretensioned cable nets, tensioned straight cable nets and tensegrc shells are studied for their meckanical properties and suitability for wide span uses. A case study is presented atthe end of each system's description to illustrate its possible application. The paper will then conclude with a presentation ofa general design methodology of acable structure “Thesis Supervisor: Jerome J. Connor Title: Professor of Civil EngineeringACKNOWLEDGEMENTS [would like to thank: Dr. Connor for his guidance, support and inspiration. Dominic for making dynamics seems so simple UC Berkeley for changing my outlook in life. MIT for showing me a different world of architecture and engineering. The education was very painful but the exposure was priceless. ‘And most importantly >My parents for their unconditional suppor, love and encouragement and giving me the freedom todo whatever I want todo. Yo for being so protective over your big sister. ‘Raymen for having so much faith in me. Rene for being there whenever I need you