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The use of flexible membranes widens substantially the field of activity, scope and opportunity of structural engineering. This will be demonstrated here by four examples each covering a different and extreme region of the possible field of activity of membrane structures:

The first example shows how a large and sophisticated lightweight roof could be successfully built under extreme geographical and climatic conditions utilizing the possibility of full prefabrication and transport offered by the membrane technology in combination with cables.
The second example is a cable net roof with a wooden grid covered by a membrane which is insofar structurally only of secondary importance. However, the translucency of light membranes and their compatibility with other materials, steel, wood, glass, was utilized here to its full extent.
The third example is a roof whose main feature, that is being retractable, could not be fulfilled but by choosing a foldable membrane. It further goes to the present extreme of such structures as far as the strength of the membrane is concerned, because it has to get along with the snow loads of a northern country.
The fourth example utilizes the reusability of membrane structures in case of their temporary application as a formwork for concrete shells. It further demonstrates the possible variety of pneumatically stabilized membrane structures.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 7/8 PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF NON-CONVENTIONAL STRUCTURES Edited by: B.H.V. Topping Paper XII.1 Some Recent Membrane Structures J. Schlaich, R. Bergermann, J. Seifel and W. Sobek Schlaich und Partner, Consulting Engineers, Stuttgart, Germany doi:10.4203/ccp.7.12.1 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper J. Schlaich, R. Bergermann, J. Seifel, W. Sobek, "Some Recent Membrane Structures", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Proceedings of the International Conference on the Design and Construction of Non-Conventional Structures", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 305-314, 1987. doi:10.4203/ccp.7.12.1 Abstract The use of flexible membranes widens substantially the field of activity, scope and opportunity of structural engineering. This will be demonstrated here by four examples each covering a different and extreme region of the possible field of activity of membrane structures: The first example shows how a large and sophisticated lightweight roof could be successfully built under extreme geographical and climatic conditions utilizing the possibility of full prefabrication and transport offered by the membrane technology in combination with cables. The second example is a cable net roof with a wooden grid covered by a membrane which is insofar structurally only of secondary importance. However, the translucency of light membranes and their compatibility with other materials, steel, wood, glass, was utilized here to its full extent. The third example is a roof whose main feature, that is being retractable, could not be fulfilled but by choosing a foldable membrane. It further goes to the present extreme of such structures as far as the strength of the membrane is concerned, because it has to get along with the snow loads of a northern country. The fourth example utilizes the reusability of membrane structures in case of their temporary application as a formwork for concrete shells. It further demonstrates the possible variety of pneumatically stabilized membrane structures. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £78 +P&P)
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