What Is Space Frame?

Advantages of Space Frame Structure Disadvantages of Space Frame Structure

Space Frame Structure has following advantages, • Some Disadvantages of Space Frame Structure are as follows,
• Space frame structures are easy for transportation, handle, • When reinforced concrete is used the construction of a space
and stack. frame structure is limited to 40 feet.
• It offers adjustable cambering features. • Space frames that span a three-dimensional plate structure
• Very easy to install on-site due to fast installation or are based on the rigidity of the triangle and are composed
prefabricated components. of linear elements that are usually only subjected to axial
• It does not require purlins. tension or compression.
• It is more suitable for structures that have irregular plan • Even though there are some connections that
shapes and sites. are comparatively rigid joints due
• Also, suitable for a structure that has a large span. to bending or torsion effects that is insignificant.
• It provides a column-free explicit word.
• It provides a big spawn at low altitudes.
• It provides minimum deflection.
• The space frame structure also has maximum seismicity.
• It has an excellent span-to-depth ratio.
• It provides low transportation costs.
• It is lightweight and structurally effective.
• Concentrated loads are distributed evenly throughout the
structure.
• It has very good acoustic properties.
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Examples of space frame structure are as follows,
• Stansted Airport
• Bank of China Tower and Louvre Pyramid
• Rogers Centre
• McCormick Place East in Chicago
• Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil
• Eden Project in Cornwall, England
• Globen, Sweden
• Biosphere 2 by John P. Allen, Phil Hawes
• Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York
• Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain
• Sochi International Airport in Sochi, Russia
• Entrance to Six Flags Magic Mountain
• Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
• Harbin Opera House in China
• Heydar Aliyev Centre in Azerbaijan