Date:

30/08/2013

Presented by : Omkar M. Salunkhe. (132040010) M.Tech. Structure- I

Application:
Airport. Railway station. Stadium. Assembly hall. Godown. Bridge.

Types of large span structure

Shell structures. Flat slab. Folded plate. Suspended roof. Arched roof. Steel space frame.

A thin shell is defined as a shell with a thickness which is small compared to its other dimensions and in which deformations are not large compared to thickness. A primary difference between a shell structure and a plate structure is that, in the unstressed state, the shell structure has curvature as opposed to plates structures which are flat.

Curved surface structure. Transmits load without bending or

twisting. Thickness is small compared to its other dimension. Deformation not large as compared to its thickness.

Its an roof which has been molded to an shape. which is in RCC, steel etc, its for large covering for open spaces.

Consist of series of thin planer elements. Flat plates are connected to one another along their edges. Used in long span especially for roofs. Give mutual support to each other.

Plates may be continuous over their

supports longitudinally. Capable of transmitting both moment & shear or only shear. These plates carry the load from slab longitudinally to the support. The support must be capable of resisting both horizontal & vertical forces.

Flat slab supported directly on column. No beams which simplify under floor services. Minimum structural depth & reduces floor to floor height. Simple formwork used while construction.

Used in the form of grids of rectangular, diagonal , triangular or hexagon pattern, arches domes &other large column free areas. Highly efficient. Obtained by connecting the parallel trusses, not by flexible elements but by transverse trusses as rigid as the main truss.

Deflection of the truss is transmitted to the adjoining trusses & the entire roof works act more or less monolithically. Such special systems of hinged bar are called SPACE FRAMES. Offers an economical solution to roofing of large rectangular areas. Are stiffer than system of parallel trusses. Shallower in depth.